Spontaneous Transfer of Droplets across a Microfluidic Liquid–Liquid Interface

H Yi, T Fu, D Ma, C Zhu, Y Ma - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
The droplet transfer across an interface in a microchannel is extensively utilized in diverse
fields; however, it is challenging to drive droplets to penetrate the interface at such a small …

Effects of hydrodynamics on the droplet adsorption at the interface of parallel flow in a microchannel

H Yi, T Fu, C Zhu, Y Ma - Chemical Engineering Science, 2023 - Elsevier
The effects of hydrodynamics on the droplet adsorption at the parallel flow interface in a
microchannel are studied. A stably moving liquid–liquid interface is generated expediently …

Interplay of bulk soluble surfactants and interfacial kinetics governs the stability of two-layer channel flows

G Chakraborty, S Pramanik, U Ghosh - Soft Matter, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The linear stability of two-layer channel flows in the presence of bulk-soluble surfactants is
investigated here, taking into account the rheological properties of the interface. The …

Dynamics of droplet adsorption at the liquid-liquid interface of parallel flow in a microchannel

H Yi, T Fu, C Zhu, Y Ma - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The dynamics of droplet adsorption at the liquid-liquid interface of parallel flow in a
microchannel is investigated. The adsorption process is divided into three distinct stages …

The flow behavior of droplet adsorption on a liquid–liquid interface accompanied by cross-linking reaction and phase separation in a microchannel

H Yi, T Fu, C Zhu, Y Ma - Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The adsorption process of droplets on the liquid− liquid interface and phase separation
process can regulate the spatial distribution of the fluid system, which are crucial for …

Application of droplet migration scaling behavior to microchannel flow measurements

S Marnoto, SM Hashmi - Soft Matter, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In confined channels in low Reynolds number flow, droplets drift perpendicular to the flow,
moving across streamlines. The phenomenon has proven useful for understanding …

Normal deformation of a soft lipid-based microtube in response to the flow generated by a tangential motion of a nearby microbead

M Doostaran, F Hajizadeh, A Najafi - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
In this study, we experimentally examine the deformation of a micrometer-scale soft
membrane in response to a periodic shear flow. We fabricate long and straight cylindrical …