• 한국가시화정보학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.19-26
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• 2022

In droplet microfluidics, precise droplet manipulation is required in numerous applications. This study presents ultrasonic surface acoustic wave (USAW)-based microfluidic device for label-free droplet separation based on size. The proposed device is composed of a slanted-finger interdigital transducer on a piezoelectric substrate and a polydimethylsiloxane microchannel placed on the substrate. The microchannel is aligned in the cross-type configuration where the USAWs propagate in a perpendicular direction to the flow in the microchannel. When droplets are exposed to an acoustic field, they experience the USAW-induced acoustic radiation force (ARF), whose magnitude varies depending on the droplet size. We modeled the USAW-induced ARF based on ray acoustics and conducted a series of experiments to separate different-sized droplets. We found that the experimental results were in good agreement with the theoretical estimation. We believe that the proposed method will serve as a promising tool for size-based droplet separation in a label-free manner.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제60권2호
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• pp.277-281
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• 2022

The wetting dynamics of water droplets dispensed on the surface of dry and wet hydrophilic membranes were investigated experimentally from a microscale point of view. By using a high-speed, white-beam x-ray microimaging (WXMI) synchrotron, consecutive images displaying the dynamic motions of the droplets were acquired. Through analyzing the characteristics observed, it was found that the dry hydrophilic membrane showed local hydrophobicity at a certain point during the absorption process with apparent contact angles greater than 90. While on the other hand, the apparent contact angles of a water droplet absorbing into the wet membrane remained less than 90 and showed total hydrophilicity. The observations and interpretation of characteristics that affect the contact, wetting, recoiling, and dynamic behaviors of droplets are significant for controlling liquid droplet impingement in a desired manner.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제35권9호
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• pp.2704-2710
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• 2014

Catalase (CAT) decomposes hydrogen peroxide that is toxic to the body. In this study, simple and sensitive detector has been developed for observing catalase activity using liquid crystal droplet system. Microscale LC droplet patterns are formed by spreading aldehyde-doped nematic liquid crystal on pre-treated glass slides. When hydrogen peroxide is added, aldehyde is oxidized and amphiphiles are formed. Dodecanoates cause the pattern to transit from bright to dark as they self-assemble to form a carboxyalte monolayer at the interface. When a drop of pre-incubated CAT and hydrogen peroxide mixture is placed onto the pattern, bright fan-shape is observed. This planar optical appearance indicates that catalase has decomposed hydrogen peroxide. Compared to the detectors that have been previously developed, this system is more sensitive with detection limit of 1fM. This research suggests further studies to be on LC droplet patterning to develop highly sensitive and methodologically simple sensors for various chemicals.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.1491-1498
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• 2003

Droplet evaporation can be used to transfer large amounts of energy since heat is transferred across a thin liquid film. Spreading the drop over a larger area can enhance this heat transfer. One method of accomplishing this is to dissolve gas into the liquid. When the drop strikes the surface, a gas bubble nucleates and can grow and merge within the liquid, resulting in an increase in the droplet diameter. In this study, time and space resolved heat transfer characteristics for a single droplet striking a heated surface were experimentally investigated. The local wall heat flux and temperature measurements were provided by a novel experimental technique in which 96 individually controlled heaters were used to map the heat transfer coefficient contour on the surface. A high-speed digital video camera was used to simultaneously record images of the drop from below. The measurements to date indicate that significantly smaller droplet evaporation times can be achieved. The splat diameter was observed to increase with time just after the initial transient dies out due to the growth of the bubble, in contrast to a monotonically decreasing splat diameter for the case of no bubbles. Bursting of the bubble corresponded to a sudden decrease in droplet heat transfer.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.179-191
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 poly(oxyethylene) hydrogenated castor oils (HCOs)/오일/에탄올/물로 이루어진 에멀젼에 대한 에탄올의 영향을 연구하였다. 에멀젼은 고에너지법인 균질기(homogenizer)를 병합하여 제조하였다. 에멀젼에 대한 에탄올의 영향을 평가하기 위해 입자 크기와 입자 분포 등의 물리적 특성을 측정하였으며 다른 성분의 조성은 같도록 하였다. HCO-20의 경우 에멀젼의 크기가 마이크로미터 크기에서 에탄올이 증가할수록 입자의 크기가 감소하는 것을 확인하였다. HCO-30의 경우 계면활성제 농도 4.00 %에서 입자 크기가 나노미터 크기로 나타났으며, 에탄올의 농도가 4.25 % 일 때 조성 1에서 입자 크기가 $128.15{\pm}1.06nm$이고 조성 2에서는 $136.10{\pm}0.99nm$로 가장 안정한 나노에멀젼이 생성되었다. 마찬가지로 HCO-40은 계면활성제 농도 4.00 %에서 입자가 나노미터 크기로 나타났으며, 에탄올이 4.50%일 때 조성 1에서 입자 크기가 $115.85{\pm}0.78nm$이고 조성 2는 $121.15{\pm}0.35nm$로 안정한 나노에멀젼이 생성되었다. HCO-60의 경우에서는 계면활성제 농도 4.00 %, 에탄올 농도 2.25 %에서 에멀젼의 크기가 $262.35{\pm}0.64nm$인 안정한 나노에멀젼이 생성되었다. 마이크로 크기의 에멀젼에서는 에탄올의 함량이 증가할수록 입자의 크기가 감소하는 것을 알 수 있었고, 나노에멀젼에서는 에탄올의 특정 농도에서 최저값을 나타냄을 확인하였다. 나노에멀젼의 불안정화 과정은 Ostwald ripening에 의한 것으로 보여진다. 계면활성제 종류에 따른 에멀젼에 대한 에탄올의 영향을 연구함으로써 안정한 에멀젼을 만들기 위한 에탄올의 함량을 계산할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.