Issue 39, 2020

Quantitative measurements of the somatic cell count of fat-free milk based on droplet microfluidics

Abstract

Based on droplet microfluidics, we demonstrate a new method that can quantitatively measure the somatic cell count (SCC) of fat-free milk. A T-junction microdroplet generator is designed and monodisperse milk droplets can be produced in the T-junction microchannel by pressure-driven microfluidic flows. A mathematical model of the droplet length Ld/wc as a function of the somatic cell count (SCC) is established. In particular, while monodisperse droplets are generated at low capillary numbers (Ca ≤ 0.1), a linear relation between Ld/wc and 1/SCC is shown for different geometrical parameters of the T-junctions. Meanwhile, when the somatic cell count of the milk varies from 20 × 104 mL−1 to 300 × 104 mL−1, a linear relation is validated experimentally for a specific geometry of the T-junction. More importantly, by testing the length of the milk droplets, which are produced in the T-junction microdroplet generator, the somatic cell count of the milk can be quantified accurately. Additionally, the measuring precision of the milk's somatic cell count is studied experimentally for various geometries of the T-junctions.

Graphical abstract: Quantitative measurements of the somatic cell count of fat-free milk based on droplet microfluidics

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
28 Jul 2020
Accepted
11 Sep 2020
First published
11 Sep 2020

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020,8, 13770-13776

Quantitative measurements of the somatic cell count of fat-free milk based on droplet microfluidics

W. Zeng and H. Fu, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, 8, 13770 DOI: 10.1039/D0TC03571H

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