2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Fundamental research on cross-slit type microfluidic emulsification process technology
| Project/Area Number |
20H02512
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 27020:Chemical reaction and process system engineering-related
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| Research Institution | Tokyo Institute of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
Nisisako Takasi 東京工業大学, 科学技術創成研究院, 准教授 (10431983)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Keywords | マイクロナノシステム / マイクロフルイディクス / エマルション / 液滴 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In this study, we conducted fundamental research on a device and method to easily scale up droplet production using a simple cross-slit structure combining a microchannel array and slit-shaped channels. By combining three-dimensional fluid analysis, microfabrication, and droplet and particle generation tests, we elucidated the droplet generation mechanism in the cross-slit structure and aimed to establish a research foundation for developing this process as a production technology for monodisperse droplets and particles.
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| Free Research Field |
マイクロフルイディクス
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
乳化操作は化粧品，医薬品，農薬，食品など，幅広い産業分野において普遍的に用いられており，粒径の任意制御は長年にわたる究極的な目標とされてきた．したがって，本研究の成果をさらに発展させることで，既存の液滴・粒子製品の単分散性向上を望むこれらの分野の研究開発現場に幅広くイノベーションをもたらす一方で，これまで研究室に留まっていたマイクロ流路由来の高付加価値な新奇材料が広く社会に普及することにもつながると期待される．
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