Self-propelling surfactant droplets in chemically-confined microfluidics--cargo transport, drop-splitting and trajectory control.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
We demonstrate the applicability of self-propulsion as a passive driving mechanism for droplets in chemically-confined microfluidics. The droplets can be used to transport considerably sized solid cargo particles. We implemented thermal actuation as a steering mechanism for the droplets at fluidic junctions.