Liquid trains in a tube

J. Bico; D. Quéré

doi:10.1209/epl/i2000-00373-4

Liquid trains in a tube

J. Bico
, D. Quéré

École Polytechnique

Centre national de la recherche scientifique

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Abstract

Trains of juxtaposed drops in a tube are described and found to move spontaneously, in wetting conditions, because of their asymmetry. We focus on the coating properties of these devices, and show in particular that highly viscous species can be (self-) transported, thanks to the lubricating film left by the first drop. Different properties of these systems are finally displayed, which stress their versatility towards microfluidics applications.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	546-550
Number of pages	5
Journal	EPL
Volume	51
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2000-00373-4
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2000

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