Capillary flow of liquids in open microchannels: overview and recent advances

Abstract Capillary flow is the spontaneous wicking of liquids in narrow spaces without the assistance of external forces. Examples of capillary flow can be found in numerous applications ranging from controlling and transporting fuel in spacecrafts to printed electronics manufacturing. Open rectangu...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Panayiotis Kolliopoulos, Satish Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-12-01
Series:npj Microgravity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41526-021-00180-6