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Directional Movement of Droplets in Grooves: Suspended or Immersed?

ABSTRACT: The behavior of droplets trapped in geometric structures is essential to droplet manipulation applications such as for droplet transport. Here we show that directional droplet movement can be realized by a V-shaped groove with the movement direction controlled by adjusting the surface wettability of the groove inner wall and the cross sectional angle of the groove. Experiments and analyses show that a droplet in a superhydrophobic groove translates from the immersed state to the suspended state as the cross sectional angle of the groove decreases and the suspended droplet departs from the groove bottom as the droplet volume increases. We also demonstrate that this simple grooved structure can be used to separate a water-oil mixture and generate droplets with the desired sizes. The structural effect actuated droplet movements provide a controllable droplet transport method which can be used in a wide range of droplet manipulation applications.

SUBMITTER: Xu W

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4705533 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Directional Movement of Droplets in Grooves: Suspended or Immersed?

Xu Wei W Lan Zhong Z Peng Benli B Wen Rongfu R Chen Yansong Y Ma Xuehu X

Scientific reports 20160108

The behavior of droplets trapped in geometric structures is essential to droplet manipulation applications such as for droplet transport. Here we show that directional droplet movement can be realized by a V-shaped groove with the movement direction controlled by adjusting the surface wettability of the groove inner wall and the cross sectional angle of the groove. Experiments and analyses show that a droplet in a superhydrophobic groove translates from the immersed state to the suspended state ...[more]

PMID: 26743167

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