Nanoscale fluid flows in the vicinity of patterned surfaces
Soft Condensed Matter
2009-11-11 v1
Abstract
Molecular dynamics simulations of dense and rarefied fluids comprising small chain molecules in chemically patterned nano-channels predict a novel switching from Poiseuille to plug flow along the channel. We also demonstrate behavior akin to the lotus effect for a nanodrop on a chemically patterned substrate. Our results show that one can control and exploit the behavior of fluids at the nanoscale using chemical patterning.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0603475,
title = {Nanoscale fluid flows in the vicinity of patterned surfaces},
author = {Marek Cieplak and Joel Koplik and Jayanth R. Banavar},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0603475},
year = {2009}
}
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