Thermocapillary motion on lubricant-impregnated surfaces

We show that thermocapillary-induced droplet motion is markedly enhanced when using lubricant-impregnated surfaces as compared to solid substrates. These surfaces provide weak pinning, which makes them ideal for droplet transportation and specifically for water transportation. Using a lubricant with...

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Main Authors: Quéré, David, Bjelobrk, Nada, Girard, Henri-Louis, Bengaluru Subramanyam, Srinivas Prasad, Kwon, HyukMin, Varanasi, Kripa
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Format: Article
Published: American Physical Society (APS) 2019
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/119884
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