Spatial confinement in nanoporous media affects the structure, thermodynamics and mobility
of molecular soft matter often markedly. This article reviews thermodynamic equilibrium …

This volume chronicles the proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Contact
Angle, Wettability and Adhesion held in Providence, Rhode Island, May 20a 23, 2002. This …

The physics of liquids in porous media gives rise to many interesting phenomena, including
imbibition where a viscous fluid displaces a less viscous one. Here we discuss the …

Immiscible fluid displacement with average front velocities in the capillary-dominated regime
is studied in a transparent Hele-Shaw cell with cylindrical posts. Employing various …

During spontaneous imbibition, a wetting liquid is drawn into a porous medium by capillary
forces. In systems with comparable pore length and diameter, such as paper and sand, the …

We elaborate on the impact of liquids upon the mechanical properties of granular materials.
We find that most of the experimental and simulation results may be accounted for by a …

We present a phase field model of infiltration that explains the formation of gravity fingers
during water infiltration in soil. The model is an extension of the traditional Richards …

In this perspective we provide a brief overview of the state of knowledge and recent progress
in the area of multiphase flow through deformable granular media. We show, with many …

We present combined gravimetrical, optical, and neutron imaging measurements of the
capillarity-driven infiltration of mesoporous silica glass (Vycor) by hydrocarbons. Square-root …

Lateral flow assays and paper microfluidics have the potential to replace benchtop
instrumented medical diagnostic systems with instrument-free systems that rely on passive …