Nanofluidic networks created and controlled by light

Woods, D.A.; Mellor, C.D.; Taylor, J.M.; Bain, C.D.; Ward, A.D.

Abstract

Nanofluidic networks have been fabricated in an oil-in-water emulsion. Micron-sized oil drops with ultralow interfacial tensions are connected by stable oil threads a few nm across. Lasers are used both to construct the nanofluidic network and to transport the fluid from one drop to another. These networks form a platform for chemistry on the attolitre scale.

Citation

Woods, D., Mellor, C., Taylor, J., Bain, C., & Ward, A. (2011). Nanofluidic networks created and controlled by light. Soft Matter, 7(6), 2517-2520. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0sm01183e

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Mar 21, 2011
• Deposit Date: Dec 1, 2011
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 6, 2014
• Journal: Soft Matter
• Print ISSN: 1744-683X
• Electronic ISSN: 1744-6848
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 2517-2520
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c0sm01183e
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1502899