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Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017

Filed:

Aug. 30, 2010
Applicants:

Ignacio González-loscertales, Málaga, ES;

Venkata Ramana Gundabala, Atlanta, GA (US);

Alberto Fernandes-nieves, Atlanta, GA (US);

Regina Gil Garcia, Sevilla, ES;

Inventors:

Antonio Barrero Ripoll, Sevilla, ES;

Ignacio González-Loscertales, Málaga, ES;

Venkata Ramana Gundabala, Atlanta, GA (US);

Alberto Fernandes-Nieves, Atlanta, GA (US);

Assignees:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 3/08 (2006.01); B01F 13/00 (2006.01); B01F 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 3/0815 (2013.01); B01F 3/0807 (2013.01); B01F 13/0062 (2013.01); B01F 13/0076 (2013.01); B01F 2005/0034 (2013.01); B01F 2215/0445 (2013.01);
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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