Droplet electrocoalescence as a robust tool for in situ examination of hydrogel microparticles in microfluidic devices

Andrei Tiushkevich; N. A. Filatov; Pavel Pleshakov; Anton Bukatin

doi:10.1039/d5sm01068c

December 3, 2025Soft Matter

Droplet electrocoalescence as a robust tool for in situ examination of hydrogel microparticles in microfluidic devices

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Key Points

Hydrogel microparticles show reduced responsiveness to electric fields compared to water-in-oil droplets.
Key disparity enables reliable in situ analysis of hydrogel crosslinking within droplets.
Approach involves electrocoalescence in microfluidic devices to investigate interactions.
Findings suggest robust methods for understanding droplet behavior in complex fluid systems.

Implication

Analysis reveals hydrogel microparticles respond less to electric fields in microfluidic devices, indicating new methodologies for droplet study.

Abstract

We demonstrate that hydrogel microparticles are less responsive to electric fields than water-in-oil droplets in microfluidic devices. This key difference provides a robust method for in situ analysis of hydrogel crosslinking inside droplets.

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Tiushkevich et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Droplet electrocoalescence as a robust tool for in situ examination of hydrogel microparticles in microfluidic devices

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Droplet electrocoalescence as a robust tool for in situ examination of hydrogel microparticles in microfluidic devices

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