Superhydrophobic, hierarchical, plasma-nanotextured polymeric microchannels sustaining high-pressure flows

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 247-255

  Papageorgiou, Dimitrios P ^a   Tsougeni, Katerina ^a   Tserepi, Angeliki ^a   Gogolides, Evangelos ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Darcy friction factor; Drag reduction; Microfluidics; Plasma etching; Pressure drop; Robust superhydrophobic surfaces; Superhydrophobic; Sustained superhydrophobic friction reduction

Indexed keywords

DRAG REDUCTION; DROPS; FRICTION; LAMINAR FLOW; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS; PLASMA ETCHING; POLYMERS; PRESSURE DROP; SUPERHYDROPHILICITY;

DARCY FRICTION FACTOR; FLUOROCARBON PLASMA; FRICTION REDUCTION; LAMINAR FLOW CONDITIONS; POLYMERIC MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES; PRESSURE DROP MEASUREMENTS; ROBUST SUPERHYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC STATE;

SUPERHYDROPHOBICITY;

EID: 84878620467     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-012-1043-2     Document Type: Article

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