Effect of surfactant addition and viscosity of the continuous phase on flow fields and kinetics of drop formation in a flow-focusing microfluidic device
Ioannis Kiratzis, Nina M. Kovalchuk, Mark Simmons, Daniele Vigolo
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Marangoni effectSurface tensionPulmonary surfactantDrop (telecommunication)Flow focusingCapillary actionSpinning drop methodViscosityCapillary numberChemistryMechanicsMaterials scienceThermodynamicsMicrofluidicsComposite materialNanotechnologyPhysicsComputer scienceTelecommunicationsInnovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques InnovationElectrowetting and Microfluidic TechnologiesElectrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics