Browsing FAS Scholarly Articles by Author "Abate, Adam R."

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    • Block-and-break generation of microdroplets with fixed volume 

      Steijn, Volkert van; Korczyk, Piotr M.; Derzsi, Ladislav; Abate, Adam R.; Weitz, David A.; Garstecki, Piotr (AIP Publishing, 2013)
      We introduce a novel type of droplet generator that produces droplets of a volume set by the geometry of the droplet generator and not by the flow rates of the liquids. The generator consists of a classic T-junction with ...

    • Controlling droplet incubation using close-packed plug flow 

      Mary, Pascaline; Abate, Adam R.; Agresti, Jeremy J.; Weitz, David A. (AIP Publishing, 2011)
      Controlling droplet incubation is critical for droplet-based microfluidic applications; however, current techniques are either of limited precision or place strict limits on the incubation times that can be achieved. Here, ...

    • Efficient encapsulation with plug-triggered drop formation 

      Abate, Adam R.; Rotem, Assaf; Thiele, Julian; Weitz, David A. (American Physical Society, 2011)
      Monodisperse microscale drops formed with microfluidic devices are useful for encapsulating cells, microgel particles, or even additional drops. These techniques are thus useful for applications ranging from high-throughput ...

    • Microfluidic sorting with high-speed single-layer membrane valves 

      Abate, Adam R.; Agresti, Jeremy J.; Weitz, David A. (AIP Publishing, 2010)
      Sorting is one of the most important applications of microfluidic devices; however, current sorters place specific requirements on the density, size, and electrical properties of the objects to be sorted, limiting ...

    • Syringe-vacuum microfluidics: A portable technique to create monodisperse emulsions 

      Abate, Adam R.; Weitz, David A. (AIP Publishing, 2011)
      We present a simple method for creating monodisperse emulsions with microfluidic devices. Unlike conventional approaches that require bulky pumps, control computers, and expertise with device physics to operate devices, ...

    • Valve-based flow focusing for drop formation 

      Abate, Adam R.; Romanowsky, Mark B.; Agresti, Jeremy J.; Weitz, David A. (AIP Publishing, 2009)
      Microfluidic devices can produce highly monodisperse drops at kilohertz rates using flow-focus drop formation. We use single-layer membrane valves to control, in real time, the dimensions of the flow-focus drop makers. ...