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Droplet mobilization in actuated deformable tubes
Sthavishtha R. Bhopalam, Ruben Juanes, Hector Gomez
We study the mobilization of an oil droplet in a deformable, actuated constricted tube subjected to two different actuation mechanisms: hydrodynamic actuation (oscillatory body for…
Simulating fluid-fluid displacement in a soft capillary tube: How compliance delays interfacial instability and bubble pinch-off
Sthavishtha R. Bhopalam, Ruben Juanes, Hector Gomez
The displacement of a more viscous fluid by a less viscous immiscible fluid in confined geometries is a fundamental problem in multiphase flows. Recent experiments have shown that…
Fibrotaxis: gradient-free, spontaneous and controllable droplet motion on soft solids
Sthavishtha R. Bhopalam, Jesus Bueno, Hector Gomez
Most passive droplet transport strategies rely on spatial variations of material properties to drive droplet motion, leading to gradient-based mechanisms with intrinsic length scal…