Shear-induced droplet deformation: Effects of confined geometry and viscoelasticity

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-70

  Guido, Stefano ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CEINGE BIOTECNOLOGIE AVANZATE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breakup; Confined flow; Deformation; Droplet; Microfluidics; Shear; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

BI-PHASIC; BREAK-UP MODES; BREAKUP; CONFINED GEOMETRIES; CONFINING WALLS; CONTINUOUS PHASE; DROPLET; DROPLET DEFORMATION; DROPLET DYNAMICS; DROPLET SIZES; DROPLET-DROPLET INTERACTIONS; EVOLUTION OF THE MICROSTRUCTURE; FLOW BEHAVIORS; FLOW DIRECTION; FRAGMENT DISTRIBUTIONS; HIGH SHEAR RATE; LIQUID-LIQUID SYSTEMS; MATRIX; MICRO REACTOR; MONODISPERSE; PROCESS INTENSIFICATION; SHEAR; SHEAR RATES; SIMPLE SHEAR FLOW; VISCO-ELASTIC FLUID; VISCOSITY RATIOS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; CONFINED FLOW; DROP FORMATION; ELASTICITY; LIQUIDS; MICROFLUIDICS; POLYMER BLENDS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR FLOW; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

DROP BREAKUP;

DROPLET DEFORMATION; DYNAMICS; EMULSION; GEOMETRY; LIQUID; MICROFLUIDICS; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; REVIEW; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR RATE; SHEAR STRESS; VISCOELASTICITY; VORTEX MOTION;

EID: 78751706091     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2010.12.001     Document Type: Review

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