Liquid marbles : formation, characterization, and applications /: formation, characterization, and applications. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Andrew Terhemen Tyowua.
• Authors: Tyowua, Andrew Terhemen
• Contents: Interfaces and the Concept of Surface Tension. Definition and Types of Interfaces. Surface Tension and Curved Interfaces. Measurement of Surface Tension. Nature of Solid Surfaces . Solid Particle-Liquid-Air Three-Phase Contact Angle and Wetting. Wetting and Non-wetting Surfaces and Bioinspired Non-wetting Surfaces. Sticking and Non-Sticking Drops. Shape of Drops. Sticking Drops. Liquid Drops as Sticking Agents. Non-Sticking Drops. Principles and Properties of Liquid Marbles . Principles of Liquid Marbles. Preparation of Liquid Marbles. Properties of Liquid Marbles. Applications of Liquid Marbles . Applications of Liquid Marbles in Microfluidics. Applications of Liquid Marbles in Environmental Science. Liquid Marbles as Micro-pumps. Liquid Marbles in Miniaturised Chemical Processes. Liquid Marbles as Precursors of Pickering Emulsions. Liquid Marbles as a Means of Cultivating Microorganisms. Liquid Marbles as Precursors of Novel Materials. Liquid Marbles: Future and Challenges.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 532/.05; Non-Newtonian fluids -- Textbooks; Fluid dynamics -- Textbooks; Matter -- Properties -- Textbooks; Fluid dynamics; Matter -- Properties; Non-Newtonian fluids; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Hydraulics; Textbooks; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781315280233
• Related ISBNs: 131528023X; 9781138197305; 1138197300
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
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