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Vapour-mediated sensing and motility in two-component droplets

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  • N. J. Cira

    (Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, California 94305, USA)

  • A. Benusiglio

    (Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, California 94305, USA)

  • M. Prakash

    (Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, California 94305, USA)

Abstract

Droplets of mixed water and propylene glycol deposited on clean glass exhibit a contact angle but do not suffer from contact line pinning; their motion can be controlled by the vapour emitted from neighbouring droplets to create a variety of autonomous fluidic machines with integrated sensing and motility capabilities.

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  • N. J. Cira & A. Benusiglio & M. Prakash, 2015. "Vapour-mediated sensing and motility in two-component droplets," Nature, Nature, vol. 519(7544), pages 446-450, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:519:y:2015:i:7544:d:10.1038_nature14272
    DOI: 10.1038/nature14272
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    3. Jiayue Tang & Yuanyuan Zhao & Mi Wang & Dianyu Wang & Xuan Yang & Ruiran Hao & Mingzhan Wang & Yanlei Wang & Hongyan He & John H. Xin & Shuang Zheng, 2022. "Circadian humidity fluctuation induced capillary flow for sustainable mobile energy," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-9, December.
    4. Agustin D. Pizarro & Claudio L. A. Berli & Galo J. A. A. Soler-Illia & Martín G. Bellino, 2022. "Droplets in underlying chemical communication recreate cell interaction behaviors," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-10, December.
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