Patent ID: 9573099
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: B01F,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of creating an emulsion encapsulating a species, the method comprising: providing a microfluidic device comprising a first junction of microfluidic channels comprising at least a first, second, and third microfluidic channels in fluidic communication, the first junction in fluid communication at an interface with a second junction of microfluidic channels comprising at least fourth, fifth, and sixth microfluidic channels in fluid communication, each of the first, second, and third microfluidic channels having a respective cross-sectional area at the first junction and each of the fourth, fifth, and sixth microfluidic channels having a respective cross-sectional area at a second junction, wherein the interface has a cross-sectional area smaller than the smallest cross-sectional areas of the fourth, fifth, and sixth microfluidic channels; and creating an emulsion encapsulating a species at the first and second junctions of microfluidic channels.