Spontaneous, oscillatory liquid transport in surface tension-confined microfluidics.

Chao, Shih-Hui; Meldrum, Deirdre R · Lab Chip · 2009

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

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

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