Thermocapillary actuation of liquid flow on chemically patterned surfaces

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1295-1304

  Darhuber, Anton A ^a   Davis, Jeffrey M ^a   Troian, Sandra M ^a   Reisner, Walter W ^b  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SURFACES;

THERMOCAPILLARY ACTUATION;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

FLOW OVER SURFACE; FLUIDICS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIQUID FLOW; NEWTONIAN FLUID;

EID: 0037531650     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1562628     Document Type: Article

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