Self-assembly and manipulation of particles on drop surfaces

Edison C. Amah, Kinnari Shah, Ian S. Fischer, Pushpendra Singh

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Abstract

It was recently shown by us that particles distributed on the surface of a drop can be concentrated at the poles or equator of the drop by subjecting it to a uniform ac electric field. The dielectrophoretic and hydrodynamic forces which cause the motion of particles depend on the parameters such as the particles' and drop's radii, the dielectric properties of the fluids and particles, and the frequency of the electric field. The hydrodynamic force, which arises because of the induced motion in the liquids, is the main focus of this paper. We show that it can be used to control the distribution of particle monolayers on the surface of a drop.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationSymposia
Subtitle of host publicationFundamental Issues and Perspectives in Fluid Mechanics; Industrial and Environmental Applications of Fluid Mechanics; Issues and Perspectives in Automotive Flows; Gas-Solid Flows: Dedicated to the Memory of Professor Clayton T. Crowe; Numerical Methods for Multiphase Flow; Transport Phenomena in Energy Conversion From Clean and Sustainable Resources; Transport Phenomena in Materials Processing and Manufacturing Processes
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ISBN (Electronic)9780791846230
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
EventASME 2014 4th Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, FEDSM 2014, Collocated with the ASME 2014 12th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels - Chicago, United States
Duration: Aug 3 2014Aug 7 2014

Publication series

NameAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) FEDSM
Volume1C
ISSN (Print)0888-8116

Other

OtherASME 2014 4th Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, FEDSM 2014, Collocated with the ASME 2014 12th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityChicago
Period8/3/148/7/14

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Mechanical Engineering

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