Structures formation in binary fluids driven through patterned microchannels: Effect of hydrodynamics and arrangement of surface patterns

Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena

Volumn 198, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 319-332

  Kuksenok, Olga ^a   Balazs, Anna C ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Binary fluid; Chemical patterning; Flow; Microchannels; Oscillations; Switching

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW PATTERNS; HYDRODYNAMICS; OSCILLATIONS; SOLUBILITY; SWITCHING; VISCOSITY; WETTING;

BINARY FLUIDS; CHEMICAL PATTERNING; MICROCHANNELS; SURFACE PATTERNS;

CHANNEL FLOW;

EID: 9544228313     PISSN: 01672789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physd.2004.09.007     Document Type: Article

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