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Method and electro-fluidic device to produce emulsions and particle suspensions

US9789451B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

Georgia Tech Research Corporation · US
UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA · ES
UNIVERSIDAD DE MÁLAGA · ES

Inventors

Antonio Barrero Ripoll · Sevilla, ES
Ignacio González-Loscertales · Lugo, ES
Venkata Ramana Gundabala · Atlanta, US
Alberto Fernandes-Nieves · Atlanta, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 30, 2010
Grant date	Oct 17, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 11, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB01F2215/0445
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention refers to a method, and to a device to produce emulsions and particle suspensions by using electro-hydrodinamic forces and microfluidics This combined use allow the production of droplets with mean diameters which may be either smaller than those obtained in conventional microfluidic devices or larger than those obtained by electrospray, bridging the gap between the two methods acting independently.

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