Table 1 Melting temperature as function of flow rates in droplet-based configuration, showing the duration for MCA as the value of time (t) required for the droplet to pass though the microchannel.

From: Rapid Characterization of Biomolecules’ Thermal Stability in a Segmented Flow-Through Optofluidic Microsystem

Set p (kPa)

ν (µL·s−1)

t (s)

r (mm·s−1)

TM (°C) (mean ± SD)

≈25

0.22

≈96.0

≈0.25

60.13 ± 0.03

≈40

0.28

≈40.2

≈0.59

60.64 ± 0.08

≈50

0.33

≈20.9

≈1.15

61.19 ± 0.08

≈60

0.37

≈17.0

≈1.41

61.55 ± 0.04

≈75

0.45

≈14.5

≈1.65

61.97 ± 0.05

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