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Controlled encapsulation and droplet size prediction in two-step microfluidic double emulsions

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: /CMC ≥ 1, where interfacial tension is assumed to have reached equilibrium, good agreement with the experimental data was obtained, with mean absolute percentage errors (MAPE) of 8.16% for the core droplets and 9.54% for the double droplets. For lower surfactant concentrations, incorporating dynamic interfacial tension gave a MAPE of 8.17% for double droplet size prediction. These results provide a quantitative framework for droplet size prediction and offer operating guidance for the controlled generation of encapsulated droplets in microfluidic systems.

Source: Lab on a Chip

DOI: 10.1039/d6lc00406g

Authors: Chen Tang, Loïc Chagot, Panagiota Angeli

Institutions: University College London, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse, Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement, Université de Toulouse

Language: English

Topic: Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation

Subfield: Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

Field: Chemical Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Awards: PREdictive Modelling with QuantIfication of UncERtainty for MultiphasE Systems (PREMIERE), G2574216409