Figure 8

Screen shots showing the droplet formation mechanism in the second monodisperse regime in the partitioned EDGE [20 × 2] device. (a) Formation of large and monodisperse droplets. (b) Zoomed-in screenshot of four micro-plateaus producing four droplets. (c,d) Representation of how droplet 2.1 snaps-off due to physical contact with droplet 1.1 and 3.1.