Controlled spreading of thermo-responsive droplets
Abstract
A novel methodology for controlling the spreading of droplets impacting a substrate is presented. The working fluid is a thermo-responsive polymer solution that undergoes a sol–gel transition above a specific temperature. It is shown that the maximum diameter of a droplet at equilibrium can be controlled through the substrate temperature of the substrate and the polymer concentration.
 
                



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