@inproceedings{4c46696704464c6c8515b67b1ad49652,
title = "Optical forcing of microdrops: Flows and temperature field characterization",
abstract = "A laser focused inside a microchannel was recently used as an optical valve to manipulate the formation of water drops in oil [1]. The heating of the interface induces a hydrodynamic force through the creation of convection rolls in the fluids. Here, we report the measurements of the temperature rise due to laser absorption in a quasi 2D geometry, that we extrapolate to the microdrop geometry. Also, the velocity field created inside the water by the thermal gradient was measured and from it the development time of the force was deduced.",
keywords = "Droplet Microfluidics, Optical Forcing",
author = "Cordero, \{M. L.\} and E. Verneuil and Baroud, \{C. N.\}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2007 CBMS.; 11th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, uTAS 2007 ; Conference date: 07-10-2007 Through 11-10-2007",
year = "2007",
month = jan,
day = "1",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, uTAS 2007",
publisher = "Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society",
pages = "343--345",
editor = "Jean-Louis Viovy and Patrick Tabeling and Stephanie Descroix and Laurent Malaquin",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, uTAS 2007",
}