4 papers
Evaporation-Induced Pattern Formation and Wetting in Active Microtubule-Kinesin Droplets
Vahid Nasirimarekani, Mehrana R. Nejad, Olinka RamÃrez-Soto +4
Active networks composed of biopolymers and motor proteins provide versatile biomimetic systems that have advanced active matter physics and deepened our understanding of cytoskele…
Creases as elastocapillary gates for autonomous droplet control
Zixuan Wu, Gavin Linton, Stefan Karpitschka +1
Droplets are the core functional units in microfluidic technologies that aim to integrate computation and reaction on a single platform. Achieving directed transport and control of…
Non-monotonic motion of sliding droplets on strained soft solids
Youchuang Chao, Hansol Jeon, Stefan Karpitschka
Soft materials are ubiquitous in technological applications that require deformability, for instance, in flexible, water-repellent coatings. However, the wetting properties of pre-…
Vapor-mediated wetting and imbibition control on micropatterned surfaces
Ze Xu, Raphael Saiseau, Olinka RamÃrez Soto +1
Wetting of micropatterned surfaces is ubiquitous in nature and key to many technological applications like spray cooling, inkjet printing, and semiconductor processing. Overcoming…