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physics.flu-dyn2026
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…
physics.flu-dyn2024
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…