Liquid spreading on superhydrophilic micropillar arrays

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 680, Issue , 2011, Pages 477-487

  Kim, Seong Jin ^a   Moon, Myoung Woon ^b   Lee, Kwang Ryeol ^b   Lee, Dae Young ^b   Chang, Young Soo ^c   Kim, Ho Young ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^c Kookmin University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

capillary flows; microfluidics; thin films

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; DROPS; MICROFLUIDICS; SUPERHYDROPHILICITY;

BULK FLOW; CIRCULAR FRONTS; LIQUID SPREADING; MICROPILLAR ARRAYS; POWER-LAW; SUPERHYDROPHILIC SURFACE; WASHBURN'S LAW;

THIN FILMS;

ARRAY; CAPILLARITY; FILM; LIQUID; POWER LAW; WETTING;

EID: 80052151781     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2011.210     Document Type: Article

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