Vapour-mediated sensing and motility in two-component droplets

Nature

Volumn 519, Issue 7544, 2015, Pages 446-450

  Cira, N J ^a   Benusiglio, A ^a   Prakash, M ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROPYLENE GLYCOL;

DICOTYLEDON; DROPLET; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROPHOBICITY; LEAF; LUBRICANT; MOVEMENT; ORGANIC COMPOUND; REPELLENT; SURFACE ENERGY; WETTING;

ARTICLE; CONTACT ANGLE; ENERGY; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROPHOBICITY; LUBRICATION; MICROFLUIDICS; MOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURFACE TENSION; VAPOR;

EID: 84925816207     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature14272     Document Type: Article

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