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Substrate dependent drop deformation and wetting under high frequency vibration

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posted on 2024-11-01, 10:24 authored by Ofer Manor, Michael Dentry, James Friend, Leslie YeoLeslie Yeo
We explore the peculiar steady component of a sessile drop response to MHz order vibration, found to be dependent on its initial wettability. Placed on a vibrating hydrophobic substrate, the drop elongates vertically in the direction of the incident sound wave while remaining hydrophobic. In contrast, the drop is seen to spread on a slightly hydrophilic substrate. We elucidate this discrepancy by revealing the competing effects between the radiation pressure exerted at the bulk air/water interface and the acoustic streaming force on the contact line, revealing the critical role of the flow in the viscous boundary layer.

History

Journal

Soft Matter

Volume

7

Issue

18

Start page

7976

End page

7979

Total pages

4

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry

Place published

United Kingdom

Language

English

Copyright

© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2011

Former Identifier

2006029891

Esploro creation date

2020-06-22

Fedora creation date

2012-05-04