Liquid marbles: Properties and applications

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 266-271

  Bormashenko, Edward ^a  

^a ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Colloidal particles; Effective surface tension; Friction of liquid marbles; Liquid marbles; Non stick droplets

Indexed keywords

AIR POCKETS; COLLOIDAL PARTICLE; EFFECTIVE SURFACE TENSION; LIQUID MARBLE; LIQUID MARBLES; LIQUID PARTICLE; MICRO PUMP; MICRO REACTOR; NON-STICK DROPLETS; POLLUTION SENSORS; WATER STORAGE;

DROPS; FRICTION; MARBLE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TENSION;

LIQUIDS;

COSMETIC; NANOPARTICLE; WATER;

BIOREACTOR; COLLOID; GAS; LIQUID MARBLE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOFABRICATION; PH; PUMP; REVIEW; SENSOR; STORAGE; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 79960697852     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: 18790399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2010.12.002     Document Type: Review

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