Description

Droplet Generation Kit-

Fitting droplets for your application

Overview

This Kit incorporates a number of our products as well as two amazing chips from our partner microfluidic ChipShop.

• 6x The Bartels Pump | BP7 – Tubing
• 1x mp-Highdriver4 Pump Driver
• 1x mp-Driver Pump Driver
• 1x mp-Multiboard2 Evaluation Board
  including cable harness for The Bartels Pump | BP7 – Tubing and Micro USB cable
• 2x Microfluidic Reservoire Kit
  including: 1x Reservoir with Screw cap, 2x Needles and 2x Tubing Connectors
• 1x 1 m mp-s ID1.0 Silicon Tubing
• 1x  mp-y Tubing Connectors
  Packaging Unit: 2 pcs.
• 1x Droplet Generator Chip 163 & 912 by Microfluidic ChipShop
• 1x Microfluidic Chip Connectors by Microfluidic Chip Shop
  • Packaging Unit: 10 pcs.
• 1x Microfluidic Chip Plugs by Microfluidic ChipShop
  • Packaging Unit: 10 pcs.
• 1x SLF3S-0600F Flow Sensor by Sensirion including mp-damper Pulsation Damper

Details

In microfluidics, droplet generation is an important but very complicated topic. The goal is to create droplets of a specific size depending on the application. To make things easier, we have curated this Droplet generation kit. It includes everything you need to start the process:

Just like all our other kits, this kit is based on the modular capabilities of the mp-Multiboard2 evaluation board. The Droplet generation kit includes the board, two different driver chips and The Bartels Pump | BP7 – Tubing micropumps. Additionally, we provide you with reservoirs, tubing and all the connectors needed to properly set up the system.

To facilitate the droplet generation itself, you will use a flow sensor by our partner Sensirion, a flow damper by Bartels and two chips by microfluidic ChipShop. The microfluidic chips have two different designs. This allows for the generation of droplets in different sizes and frequencies.

Droplet generation in microfluidics is based on the use of two immiscible phases that are referred to as the continuous phase (oil = medium in which droplets flow) and dispersed phase (water = the droplet). For generating droplets, microfluidic systems generally include a microfluidic chip, a fluid handling system and tubing. This system is usually connected to a computer and a microscope to visualize droplet formation.

Material compatibility: Please be aware of material compatibility when setting up your droplet generator experiment. When utilizing silicone-based oils we recommend the use of Topas chips, while mineral oils require chips made from PC.

More Information

There are a number of possible applications for droplet generators. They can be used for single cell analysis and sorting. Additionally, high throughput screenings are also possible.

You can take a deep dive into this topic with our case study.

Additionally, we have created a video in which you can see how we set up a droplet generator system.