Electrically deformable liquid marbles

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Abstract

Liquid marbles, which are droplets coated with a hydrophobic powder, were exposed to a uniform electric field. It was established that a threshold value of the electric field, 15 cgse, should be surmounted for deformation of liquid marbles. The shape of the marbles was described as a prolate spheroid. A semi-quantitative theory describing deformation of liquid marbles in a uniform electric field is presented. The scaling law relating the radius of the contact area of the marble to the applied electric field shows a satisfactory agreement with the experimental data.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1371-1377
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Adhesion Science and Technology
Volume25
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011

Keywords

  • Liquid marbles
  • contact radius-electric field interrelation
  • liquid marble deformation under electric field
  • liquid-substrate interaction

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