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"Bottleneck effect" in two-Dimensional microfluidics
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Autor/a:
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Burriel, Patricia; Claret Bonet, Josep; Ignés i Mullol, Jordi; Sagués i Mestre, Francesc
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Otros autores:
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Universitat de Barcelona |
Abstract:
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An anomalously long transient is needed to achieve a steady pressurization of a fluid when forced to flow through micronarrowed channels under constant mechanical driving. This phenomenon, known as the "bottleneck effect" is here revisited from a different perspective, by using confined displacements of interfacial fluids. Compared to standard microfluidics, such effect admits in this case a neat quantitative characterization, which reveals intrinsic material characteristics of flowing monolayers and permits to envisage strategies for their controlled micromanipulation. |
Materia(s):
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-Dinàmica de fluids -Pel·lícules fines -Superfícies (Física) -Fluid dynamics -Surfaces and interfaces -Thin films and nanosystems |
Derechos:
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(c) American Physical Society, 2008
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Tipo de documento:
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Artículo Artículo - Versión publicada |
Editor:
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American Physical Society
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