The effect of confinement-induced shear on drop deformation and breakup in microfluidic extensional flows

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Mulligan, Molly K ^a   Rothstein, Jonathan P ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; DEFORMATION; DROP BREAKUP; DROP FORMATION; MICROFLUIDICS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

AQUEOUS SURFACTANT SOLUTIONS; CAPILLARY NUMBERS; DAUGHTER DROPLETS; DROPLET DEFORMATION; EXTENSIONAL FLOWS; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFLUIDIC FLOW-FOCUSING DEVICES; MORPHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 79952074446     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3548856     Document Type: Article

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