Droplet dynamics passing through obstructions in confined microchannel flow

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1151-1163

  Chung, Changkwon ^a,b   Lee, Misook ^a   Char, Kookheon ^a   Ahn, Kyung Hyun ^a   Lee, Seung Jong ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Droplet flow past obstructions; Droplet microfluidics; Finite element method; Front tracking method; Multilayer deposition process

Indexed keywords

DROPLET FLOW; DROPLET MICROFLUIDICS; FINITE ELEMENT; FRONT TRACKING METHOD; MULTILAYER DEPOSITION PROCESS;

BLOOD VESSELS; CALCIUM; CAPILLARITY; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); DROP FORMATION; DYNAMICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS; MULTILAYERS; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS; WETTING;

DROP BREAKUP;

EID: 78649731926     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-010-0636-x     Document Type: Article

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