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    环糊精-精油包合作用对微流控液滴生成的调控

    Regulation of microfluidic droplet generation by cyclodextrin-essential oil inclusion interactions

    • 摘要: 本文基于环糊精与精油分子间的特异性包合作用,采用微流控技术制备水包油型乳液液滴。通过改变连续相与分散相的流量比、环糊精(α-CD、β-CD)及精油种类(肉桂油、薄荷油),考察其对流型转变和液滴生成规律的影响。实验结果表明,随流量比增加,体系经历了从滴状流(Dripping)、射流(Jetting)到线状流(Threading)的流型转变。相较于α-CD,β-CD与精油包合形成更致密的界面膜,能有效抵抗液滴在剪切变形过程中的界面扰动,从而在更宽的操作窗口内获得单分散性的液滴。基于上述结果,提出界面膜的机械强度是决定液滴尺寸的关键变量,并联合流量比、黏度比和毛细管数,采用统一的标度律对液滴尺寸进行预测。本研究为利用超分子结合位点差异调控乳液界面工程和构建液滴微反应器提供了新策略。

       

      Abstract: Based on the inclusion interaction between cyclodextrin and essential oil, we prepared oil-in-water type emulsion droplets using microfluidic technology. By changing the flow ratio of the continuous phase and the dispersed phase, and the types of cyclodextrin (α-CD, β-CD) and essential oils (cinnamon oil, mint oil), we investigate their influence on the flow transitions and droplet generation. The experimental results show that as the flow ratio increases, the system undergoes a flow type transformation from dripping, jetting to threading. Compared with α-CD, β-CD forms a denser interfacial film with essential oils, which effectively reduces interfacial disturbances during shear deformation. As a result, we can produce monodisperse droplets across a wider operating range. Based on the above results, we propose that the mechanical strength of the interfacial film is a key parameter that determines the size of the droplets. Combined with the flow ratio, viscosity ratio and capillary number, a unified scaling law is used to predict droplet size. We provide a new strategy for regulating emulsion interfaces and construct droplet micro-reactors from the difference in supermolecular binding sites.

       

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