title: Dropspots: a picoliter array in a microfluidic device.
abstract: We present a simple microfluidic device that uses an array of well-defined chambers to immobilize thousands of femtoliter- to picoliter-scale aqueous drops suspended in inert carrier oil. This device enables timelapse studies of large numbers of individual drops, while simultaneously enabling subsequent drop recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
authors.forename: Christian H J
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Schmitz
authors.forename: Amy C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Rowat
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Köster
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Weitz
mesh_terms: D044085:Microfluidics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000737:chemistry; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity