PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENTS OF PARTICLES AND DROPLETS USING OPTICAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS

摘要

A device for measuring size distributions of particles and droplets includes a gel electrophoresis component that has a gel chamber that is suitable to receive a gel in which at least one of particles or droplets propagate in a liquid medium during operation; an illumination source arranged to illuminate said at least one of particles or droplets such that the at least one of particles or droplets absorbs, scatters or emits light; an imaging device configured to obtain image data from the absorbed, scattered, or emitted light from the at least one of particles or droplets while the at least one of particles or droplets propagate through the gel; and a computing device configured to receive and process the image data to provide information concerning a size distribution of the at least one of particles or droplets.

主权项

1. A device for measuring size distributions of particles and droplets, comprising:
a gel electrophoresis component comprising a gel chamber that is suitable to receive a gel in which at least one of particles or droplets propagate in a liquid medium during operation; an illumination source arranged to illuminate said at least one of particles or droplets such that said at least one of particles or droplets absorbs, scatters or emits light; an imaging device configured to obtain image data from said absorbed, scattered, or emitted light from said at least one of particles or droplets while said at least one of particles or droplets propagate through said gel; and a computing device configured to receive and process said image data to provide information concerning a size distribution of said at least one of particles or droplets.