Patent ID: 8054091

Claim:
A microfluidic platform for determining characteristics of a thin film, the microfluidic platform comprising: a first channel formed in a substrate, the first channel being connected to a first reservoir for supplying a controlled amount of a first fluid to the first channel; a second channel formed in the substrate, the second channel being connected to a second reservoir for supplying a controlled amount of a second fluid to the second channel; a third channel formed in the substrate, the third channel being connected to a third reservoir for supplying a controlled amount of a film forming liquid to the third channel; the first channel, second channel and the third channel being arranged to intersect each other at a common point, such that the first fluid supplied by the first channel and the second fluid supplied by the second channel emulate emulsion droplets at the common point; an outlet microchannel for draining fluid from the common point; a first electrode in the first channel; a second electrode in the second channel; and a measuring device connected to the first electrode and the second electrode for measuring an electrical property of a thin film formed of the film forming liquid at the common point.