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Directed droplet motion -- Its versatile nature and anticipated applications
Panagiotis E. Theodorakis, Andrey Milchev
Applications such as digital microfluidics and bio-diagnostics rely on droplet locomotion. A prominent example of such motion is durotaxis, a phenomenon that requires a stiffness g…
Oscillations of a Water Droplet on a Horizontally Vibrating Substrate
King L. Ng, LuÃs H. Carnevale, MichaÅ Klamka +3
Deformed droplets are ubiquitous in various industrial applications, such as inkjet printing, lab-on-a-chip devices, and spray cooling, and can fundamentally affect the involved ap…
Influence of Cavity Geometry on the Bubble Dynamics of Nucleate Pool Boiling
M. S. Whiting, W. J. van den Bergh, P. E. Theodorakis +1
Nucleate pool boiling is known for its exceptional heat transfer coefficients, with the use of cavities further improving bubble nucleation and heat transfer rate. To promote this…
Durotaxis and antidurotaxis droplet motion onto gradient gel-substrates
R. Kajouri, P. E. Theodorakis, A. Milchev
The self-sustained motion of fluids on gradient substrates is a spectacular phenomenon, which can be employed and controlled in applications by carefully engineering the substrate…