Anisotropic imbibition on surfaces patterned with polygonal posts

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 369, Issue 1945, 2011, Pages 2519-2527

  Blow, M L ^a   Yeomans, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Imbibition; Lattice Boltzmann simulations; Microfluidics; Wetting

Indexed keywords

DEPINNING; IMBIBITION; LATTICE BOLTZMANN SIMULATIONS;

CONTACT ANGLE; THICK FILMS;

ANISOTROPY;

EID: 79959813982     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2011.0030     Document Type: Conference Paper

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