TY - BOOK AU - Berthier,Jean AU - Brakke,Kenneth A. TI - The physics of microdroplets SN - 9780470938805 (hbk.) AV - QC156 .B47 2012 U1 - 532/.05 23 PY - 2012///] CY - Hoboken, New Jersey, Salem, Massachusetts PB - John Wiley & Sons, Inc, Scrivener Publishing LLC KW - Microdroplets KW - Microfluidics KW - Capillarity KW - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Electronics / Microelectronics KW - bisacsh KW - Vật lý KW - Cơ học chất lỏng N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Machine generated contents note: Preface xviii Acknowledgements xxi Introduction 1 1. Fundamentals of Capillarity 5 1.1 Abstract 5 -- 1.2 Interfaces and Surface Tension 5 -- 1.3 Laplace's Law and Applications 13 -- 1.4 Measuring the Surface Tension of Liquids 48 -- 1.5 Minimization of the Surface Energy and Minimal Surfaces 59 -- 1.6 References 61 -- 2. Minimal Energy and Stability Rubrics 65 -- 2.1 Abstract 65 -- 2.2 Spherical Shapes as Energy Minimizers 66 -- 2.3 Symmetrization and the Rouloids 70 -- 2.4 Increasing Pressure and Stability 75 -- 2.5 The Double-Bubble Instability 78 -- 2.6 Conclusion 81 -- 2.7 References 82 -- 3. Droplets: Shape, Surface and Volume 83 -- 3.1 Abstract 83 -- 3.2 The Shape of Micro-drops 84 -- 3.3 Electric Bonds Number 85 -- 3.4 Shape, Surface Area and Volume of Sessile Droplets 85 -- 3.5 Conclusion 103 -- 3.6 References 103 -- 4. Sessile Droplets 105 -- 4.1 Abstract 105 -- 4.2 Droplet Self-motion Under the Effect of a Contrast or Gradient of Wettability 105 -- 4.3 Contact Angle Hysteresis 112 -- 4.4 Pinning and Canthotaxis 115 -- 4.5 Sessile Droplet on a Non-ideally Planar Surface 122 -- 4.6 Droplet on Textured or Patterned Substrates 123 -- 4.7 References 140 -- 5. Droplets Between Two Non-parallel Planes: from Tapered Planes to Wedges 143 -- 5.1 Abstract 143 -- 5.2 Droplet Self-motion Between Two Non-parallel Planes 143 -- 5.3 Droplet in a Corner 151 -- 5.4 Conclusion 159 -- 5.5 References 159 -- 6. Microdrops in Microchannels and Microchambers 161 -- 6.1 Abstract 161 -- 6.2 Droplets in Micro-wells 161 -- 6.3 Droplets in Microchannels 167 -- 6.4 Conclusion 180 -- 6.5 References 180 -- 7. Capillary Effects: Capillary Rise, Capillary Pumping, and Capillary Valve 183 -- 7.1 Abstract 183 -- 7.2 Capillary Rise 183 -- 7.3 Capillary Pumping 195 -- 7.4 Capillary Valves 202 -- 7.5 Conclusions 207 -- 7.6 References 207 -- 8. Open Microfluidics 209 -- 8.1 Abstract 209 -- 8.2 Droplet Pierced by a Wire 210 -- 8.3 Liquid Spreading Between Solid Structures - Spontaneous Capillary Flow 216 -- 8.4 Liquid Wetting Fibers 239 -- 8.5 Conclusions 247 -- 8.6 References 248 -- 8.7 Appendix: Calculation of the Laplace Pressure for a Droplet on a Horizontal Cylindrical Wire 250 -- 9. Droplets, particles and Interfaces 251 -- 9.1 Abstract 251 -- 9.2 Neumann's Construction for liquid Droplets 251 -- 9.3 The Difference Between Liquid Droplets and Rigid Spheres at an Interface 252 -- 9.4 Liquid Droplet Deposited at a Liquid Surface 253 -- 9.5 Immiscible Droplets in Contact and Engulfment 258 -- 9.6 Non-deformable (Rigid) Sphere at an Interface 262 -- 9.7 Droplet Evaporation and Capillary Assembly 275 -- 9.8 Conclusion 288 -- 9.9 References 290 -- 10. Digital Microfluidics 293 -- 10.1 Abstract 293 -- 10.2 Electrowetting and EWOD 293 -- 10.3 Droplet Manipulation with EWOD 304 -- 10.4 Examples of EWOD in Biotechnology - Cell Manipulation 333 -- 10.5 Examples of Electrowetting for Optics-Tunable Lenses and Electrofluidic Display 335 -- 10.6 Conclusion 336 -- 10.7 References 337 -- 11. Capillary Self-assembly for 3D Microelectronics 341 -- 11.1 Abstract 341 -- 11.2 Ideal Case: Total Pinning on the Chip and Pad Edges 342 -- 11.3 Real Case: Spreading and Wetting 352 -- 11.4 The Importance of Pinning and Confinement 355 -- 11.5 Conclusion 357 -- 11.6 Appendix A: Shift Energy and Restoring Force 358 -- 11.7 Appendix B: Twist Energy and Restoring Torque 359 -- 11.8 Appendix C: Lift Energy and Restoring Force 361 -- 11.9 References 362 -- 12. Epilogue 365 -- Index 367 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1205/2011052320-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1205/2011052320-t.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1208/2011052320-b.html ER -