Microfluidics: The no-slip boundary condition
Soft Condensed Matter
2008-10-12 v3 Fluid Dynamics
Abstract
The no-slip boundary condition at a solid-liquid interface is at the center of our understanding of fluid mechanics. However, this condition is an assumption that cannot be derived from first principles and could, in theory, be violated. We present a review of recent experimental, numerical and theoretical investigations on the subject. The physical picture that emerges is that of a complex behavior at a liquid/solid interface, involving an interplay of many physico-chemical parameters, including wetting, shear rate, pressure, surface charge, surface roughness, impurities and dissolved gas.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0501557,
title = {Microfluidics: The no-slip boundary condition},
author = {Eric Lauga and Michael P. Brenner and Howard A. Stone},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0501557},
year = {2008}
}
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Previous title was "The no-slip boundary condition: a review"