NIR light-triggered bursting of double-emulsion drops (DEDs) for microdroplet generation

NIR-triggered DED bursting. The proportion of microdroplets of sizes below 10 μm reached up to 95%. Furthermore, camellia oil, as the middle oil phase of the DEDs, generated lower polydispersity and a large number of microdroplets measuring several microns. The as-developed bursting method has great potential to generate micro-droplets for micro-/nano- and biotechnology applications.