Issue 7, 2009

Spontaneous, oscillatory liquid transport in surface tension-confined microfluidics

Abstract

A unique, spontaneous, oscillatory flow phenomenon driven by the Marangoni effect on a heterogeneous surface can be used for passive microfluidic pumping.

Graphical abstract: Spontaneous, oscillatory liquid transport in surface tension-confined microfluidics

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
07 Nov 2008
Accepted
10 Feb 2009
First published
24 Feb 2009

Lab Chip, 2009,9, 867-869

Spontaneous, oscillatory liquid transport in surface tension-confined microfluidics

S. Chao and D. R. Meldrum, Lab Chip, 2009, 9, 867 DOI: 10.1039/B819887J

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