title: Photolysis-driven merging of microdroplets in microfluidic chambers.
abstract: Photolysis of microdroplets, stabilized by aminoquinoline-derived photosensitive surfactants composed of polyethyleneglycol/perfluorinated polyether (PEG/PFPE) diblock amphiphiles by using 355 nm ps pulsed laser light, resulted in rapid controlled coalescence of targeted microdroplets offering the prospect of a novel type of droplet merging with high stereospatial integrity for microfluidic systems.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie et Biochimie Pharmacologiques et Toxicologiques, Paris Descartes University, CNRS UMR 8601, 45 rue des Saints-Péres, 75270 Paris Cedex 06, France. peter.dalko@parisdescartes.fr.
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dunkel
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Photonique Quantique et Moléculaire, Paris Saclay University, ENS Cachan, 61 Avenue du Président Wilson, 94235 Cachan Cedex, France. aelabed@ens-cachan.fr.
authors.forename: Zain
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hayat
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie et Biochimie Pharmacologiques et Toxicologiques, Paris Descartes University, CNRS UMR 8601, 45 rue des Saints-Péres, 75270 Paris Cedex 06, France. peter.dalko@parisdescartes.fr.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barosi
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Photonique Quantique et Moléculaire, Paris Saclay University, ENS Cachan, 61 Avenue du Président Wilson, 94235 Cachan Cedex, France. aelabed@ens-cachan.fr.
authors.forename: Nizar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bchellaoui
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie et Biochimie Pharmacologiques et Toxicologiques, Paris Descartes University, CNRS UMR 8601, 45 rue des Saints-Péres, 75270 Paris Cedex 06, France. peter.dalko@parisdescartes.fr.
authors.forename: Hamid
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dhimane
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie et Biochimie Pharmacologiques et Toxicologiques, Paris Descartes University, CNRS UMR 8601, 45 rue des Saints-Péres, 75270 Paris Cedex 06, France. peter.dalko@parisdescartes.fr.
authors.forename: Peter I
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Dalko
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Photonique Quantique et Moléculaire, Paris Saclay University, ENS Cachan, 61 Avenue du Président Wilson, 94235 Cachan Cedex, France. aelabed@ens-cachan.fr.
authors.forename: Abdel I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: El Abed