Aqueous droplet manipulation by optically induced Marangoni circulation

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 307-316

  Hu, Wenqi ^a   Ohta, Aaron T ^a  

^a University of Hawaii at Manoa   (United States)

Author keywords

Droplet manipulation; Marangoni force; Thermocapillary flow

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS DROPLETS; CIRCULATORY FLOW; COMPUTER PROJECTORS; DROPLET MANIPULATION; LIGHT PATTERNS; MARANGONI; MARANGONI FORCE; MICRO-SCALES; OPTICAL HEATING; PARALLEL MANIPULATIONS; PICOLITER DROPLETS; SINGLE DROPLET; THERMOCAPILLARY FLOW;

CAPILLARY FLOW;

DROPS;

EID: 80052523191     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-011-0797-2     Document Type: Article

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