Methods for forming mixed droplets
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1. A method for forming a mixed droplet, the method comprising:
- forming a droplet of a first fluid;
flowing the droplet of the first fluid in a first channel comprising a drop track thereby flowing the droplet of the first fluid away from center streamline and toward a bolus of a fluid stream; and
contacting the droplet of the first fluid with the bolus of the fluid stream wherein a portion of the bolus segments from the fluid stream and integrates with the droplet of the first fluid to form a mixed droplet.
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Abstract
The invention generally relates to methods for forming mixed droplets. In certain embodiments, methods of the invention involve forming a droplet, and contacting the droplet with a fluid stream, wherein a portion of the fluid stream integrates with the droplet to form a mixed droplet.
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1. A method for forming a mixed droplet, the method comprising:
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forming a droplet of a first fluid; flowing the droplet of the first fluid in a first channel comprising a drop track thereby flowing the droplet of the first fluid away from center streamline and toward a bolus of a fluid stream; and contacting the droplet of the first fluid with the bolus of the fluid stream wherein a portion of the bolus segments from the fluid stream and integrates with the droplet of the first fluid to form a mixed droplet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for forming a mixed droplet, the method comprising:
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forming a droplet of a first fluid surrounded by an immiscible carrier fluid; flowing the droplet of the first fluid through a first channel comprising a drop track thereby flowing the droplet of the first fluid away from center streamline and toward a bolus of a fluid stream from a second channel; and contacting the droplet of the first fluid in the first channel with the bolus of the fluid stream from the second channel, wherein a portion of the bolus that segments from the fluid stream integrates with the droplet of the first fluid to form a mixed droplet. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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