Numerical simulation of oil-droplet cleavage by surfactant

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 201-209

  He, Xiaoyi ^a   Dembo, Micah ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DROP BREAKUP; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

CYTOKINESIS; OIL DROPLET CLEAVAGE;

SURFACE TENSION;

SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYTOKINESIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; SURFACE TENSION;

CELL DIVISION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OILS; SURFACE TENSION; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 0030152436     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2795960     Document Type: Article

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