Surfactants

High-performance Surfactants for droplet generation

FluoSurf-C, FluoSurf-O, and FluoSurf-S are high-performance surfactants for droplet generation.

Emulseo’s fluorinated surfactants are specifically designed to stabilize aqueous droplets in fluorinated oils, making them ideal for chemical and biotechnological applications. Their role is to ensure droplet stability while maintaining biocompatibility.

Products

FluoSurf-C

FluoSurf-C™ is a high-performance fluorinated surfactant designed to stabilize microfluidic droplets, offering excellent biocompatibility and chemical resistance.

FluoSurf-O

Due to its low autofluorescence, FluoSurf-O™ is particularly efficient for the detection of fluorescent dyes, even at low concentrations.

FluoSurf-S

FluoSurf-S™ is particularly efficient for stabilizing droplets during thermocycling even in extreme conditions.

Benefits of the surfactants for droplet generation 

• Stability: these surfactants stabilize droplets ranging from 10 to 300 µm, even at high generation frequencies, and maintain their integrity during heating cycles
• Biocompatibility: they are are biocompatible, making them ideal for stabilizing droplets that contain biological entities
• Purity: a well-established post-processing method removes impurities and produces these surfactants with exceptionally high purity.
• Leakage control: by eliminating leakage-related impurities, both hydrophilic and hydrophobic molecules can be efficiently encapsulated and retained within droplets
• Reproducibility: these surfactant production process is fully reproducible. Each batch undergoes strict quality control, with structure and performance verified, and a Certificate of Analysis provided

Applications: 

• Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR): Precision DNA quantification.
• Single-cell analysis: analysis of individual cells.
• Encapsulation of small molecules: Minimises leaks in sensitive experiments.