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Hoang, D.A. (author), Portela, L.M. (author), Kleijn, C.R. (author), Kreutzer, M.T. (author), Van Steijn, V. (author)The breakup of droplets due to creeping motion in a confined microchannel geometry is studied using three-dimensional numerical simulations. Analogously to unconfined droplets, there exist two distinct breakup phases: (i) a quasi-steady droplet deformation driven by the externally applied flow; and (ii) a surface-tension-driven three-dimensional...journal article 2013