Fig. 1: Fabrication of multi-compartment microcapsules. | Microsystems & Nanoengineering

Fig. 1: Fabrication of multi-compartment microcapsules.

From: Multicompartment hydrogel microcapsules for creating spatially patterned cell co-cultures

Fig. 1: Fabrication of multi-compartment microcapsules.

a A schematic demonstration of encapsulation with specific dimensions for each domain of channels. b An image of microfluidic device with food dyes incorporated in core and shell channels. c Visual representation of microcapsule formation with each channel labeled. d Visual representation of microcapsule focusing on the droplet formation region. e Schematic that describes the chemistry of the hydrogel-forming crosslinking reaction between prepolymer molecules in the shell and the crosslinking agent

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