Parallel droplet generator - topconnect

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Pack of 3 parallel droplet generators with 8 nozzles, available with and without hydrophobic coating.

Looking for a way to scale up your experiment? Then replace your single droplet generator with this parallel droplet generator and increase your production rate by eight times! The chip contains eight nozzles that share mutual inlets and an outlet, so only three external connections are required. 

This pack contains three parallel droplet generators with nozzles etched on both sides. The chips are similar in functionality to the Focused flow droplet generators but have eight nozzles.

It could be preferential to first build your setup with a single nozzle droplet generator before using the parallel droplet generator with eight nozzles. For example, if your supply of sample material is limited or expensive (eight nozzles use eight times as much sample material) or if you are trying to build an understanding of how the droplet size responds to changing parameters (one nozzle is easier to understand than eight nozzles that influence each other).

More Information
Unit of measurementpack of 3
ApplicationDroplet generation
Interface typeTopconnect
Chip materialBorosilicate glass
Chip thickness1900 µm
Channel locationThe chip consists of 3 layers, each layer contains channels
Number of inlets2
Number of outlets1
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PDF DGFF.P8.75 - Parallel droplet generator 75µm, 8 junctions -Drawing PDF 458.8 KB Download
pdf Surface wetting properties pdf 220.3 KB Download
pdf Flow rate instructions pdf 303.6 KB Download
pdf How to prevent clogging pdf 153 KB Download
pdf Using the right surfactants pdf 168.8 KB Download
Customer Questions
How do I clean my chips?
One simple but very effective way to clean a microchip is to flush an alkaline solution through the channels. A solution of 1 M sodium hydroxide in water works well, but a lower concentration might also be sufficient. If traces of the cleaning solution remain inside the chip after cleaning, rinse with water or ammonia. Note that caustic solutions can cause damage to e.g. the polyimide coating of fused silica capillaries. Further, plastic parts should not be exposed to alkaline solutions. To remove particulate matter from your chip, a water bath with ultrasonic agitation can be used, preferably while flushing a watery solution through the channels using a Fluidic connection kit. Glass microchips can be heated (e.g. >400° C) causing any organic material on the glass surface to degrade. Try to use lower temperatures first because burning the content could make it stick. Make sure you only heat the glass chip and not the plastic parts around it. Concentrated sulfuric acid works well ...
I need a pumping system for my setup. Which one do you recommend?
We recommend using a high precision pumping system. Regular syringe pumps often don't work very well for droplet generators. There are several high precision pumping systems on the market that work with different pumping principles. To name one, we'd like to mention that we have had positive experiences with the equipment Fluigent offers: https://www.fluigent.com/  
Which flowrates should I use?
This depends on many things. For example on the type of fluid that you are using. Check our flowrate instructions to find out how to start.
I only see streaks of fluids but no droplets. How do I get the droplets?
Decrease your flowrate. Check our flowrate instructions for a more acurate explanation.
Which surfactants should I use?
Use our surfactant guide for advice on surfactants.
How do I prevent clogging of my chips?
Have a look at our clogging prevention guide.
Should I use coated or uncoated droplet generators?
Have a look at our article about surface wetting properties.
Publication: Controlled and tunable polymer particles' production using a single microfluidic device
Amoyav, Benzion, and Ofra Benny "Controlled and tunable polymer particles’ production using a single microfluidic device." Applied Nanoscience (2018): 1-10. Abstract Microfluidics technology offers a new platform to control liquids under flow in small volumes. The advantage of using smallscale reactions for droplet generation along with the capacity to control the preparation parameters, making microfluidic chips an attractive technology for optimizing encapsulation formulations. However, one of the drawbacks in this methodology is the ability to obtain a wide range of droplet sizes, from sub-micron to microns using a single chip design. In fact, typically, droplet chips are used for micron-dimension particles, while nanoparticles’ synthesis requires complex chips design (i.e., microreactors and staggered herringbone micromixer). Here, we introduce the development of a highly...
Publication: Spatiotemporal variation of endogenous cell-generated stresses within 3D multicellular spheroids
Lucio, Adam A., et al. "Spatiotemporal variation of endogenous cell-generated stresses within 3D multicellular spheroids." Scientific reports 7.1 (2017): 12022. Abstract Multicellular spheroids serve as an excellent platform to study tissue behavior and tumor growth in a controlled, three-dimensional (3D) environment. While molecular and cellular studies have long used this platform to study cell behavior in 3D, only recently have studies using multicellular spheroids shown an important role for the mechanics of the microenvironment in a wide range of cellular processes, including during tumor progression. Despite the well-established relevance of mechanical cues to cell behavior and the numerous studies on mechanics using 2D cell culture systems, the spatial and temporal variations in endogenous cellular forces within growing multicellular aggregates remain unknown. Using cell-sized...
What's important in selection of a suitable microscope objective (regular bottom thickness chips)?
A inverted miscope is recommend, as most surface for observation is on the bottom (non-inlet side).
The objective working distance is a critical parameter for selection of an objective.  Most default objectives are indented for a #1.5 cover slip which is only 170µm thick, where the thickness below channel is mostly in the range of 400-900µm.   
Those objectives with longer working distance are often called non-coverglass objectives.
Where possible we would recommend to work dry. In most cases it should be possible to use the channel edge or other well defined point  as reference for manual size corrections, this would reduce the need for corrections by the objective.
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