| Project/Area Number |
22760207
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Power engineering/Power conversion/Electric machinery
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| Research Institution | Toyohashi University of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
KURITA Hirofumi 豊橋技術科学大学, 大学院・工学研究科, 助教 (70512177)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
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| Keywords | 静電噴霧 / 油中液滴 / バイオ応用 / マイクロリアクター / 静電気生物応用 / 液滴生成 / 遺伝子導入 |
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| Research Abstract |
Water-in-oil(W/O) droplet formation by electrostatic atomization and manipulation of the individual droplet by electrostatic force were studied. A method to generate W/O droplets using electrostatic field was investigated. The method can control the size of water droplets by adjusting the applied DC high voltage and these water droplets are stable without a surfactant due to electrical charge. In addition, a novel method to transport and fuse W/O droplets using non-uniform electrostatic field was also investigated. Furthermore, gene transformation by using DC electric field was carried out. This method can reduce sample volume smaller than that of conventional method. In conclusion, these methods are expected to be a new tool in miniaturized bioengineering.
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