Information transmission by Marangoni-driven relaxation oscillations at droplets

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Abstract

Marangoni-driven relaxation oscillations can be observed in many systems where concentration gradients of surface-active substances exist. In the present paper, we describe the experimentally observed coupling between relaxation oscillations at neighboring droplets in a concentration gradient. By a numerical parameter study, we evaluate the oscillation characteristics depending on relevant material parameters and the pairwise droplet distance. Based on these findings, we demonstrate that hydrodynamic interaction in multidroplet configurations can lead to a synchronization of the oscillations over the whole ensemble. This effect has the potential to be used as a novel approach for information transmission in microfluidic applications.

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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)9250-9262
Seitenumfang13
FachzeitschriftSoft matter
Jahrgang14
Ausgabenummer45
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2018
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

PubMed 30418455

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