Dramatic squat and trim phenomena of mm-scaled SU-8 boats induced by marangoni effect

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 9, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 573-577

  Luo, Cheng ^a   Qiao, Lei ^a   Li, Hao ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Arlington   (United States)

Author keywords

Marangoni effect; Mm Scaled SU 8 boat; Squat and trim

Indexed keywords

FLOATING SOLIDS; HORIZONTAL MOTION; HORIZONTAL MOVEMENTS; ISOPROPYL ALCOHOLS; MARANGONI EFFECTS; MM-SCALED SU-8 BOAT; ROTATIONAL MOTION; SMALL OBJECTS; SQUAT AND TRIM; SURFACE TENSION GRADIENT; TWO STAGE; VERTICAL PLANE; WATER SURFACE;

ENGINES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TENSION;

BOATS;

EID: 77956265698     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-010-0569-4     Document Type: Article

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