Formation of liquid menisci in flexible nanochannels

J.W. van Honschoten; Niels Roelof Tas; Vitaly Svetovoy; M. Escalante Marun; Michael Curt Elwenspoek

Formation of liquid menisci in flexible nanochannels

J.W. van Honschoten, Niels Roelof Tas, Vitaly Svetovoy, M. Escalante Marun, Michael Curt Elwenspoek

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Abstract

This paper describes the elasto-capillary formation of menisci at the liquid-air interface in nanochannels that are covered with flexible capping membranes. The equilibrium between the capillary pressure in the fluid and the membrane bending results in a very peculiar shape of the meniscus. We present an analytical description of these meniscus hapes and show that the protrusion length of the meniscus along the channel is an accurate measure for the deflection of the nanochannels.

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	Proceedings of MicroTas 2008
Place of Publication	Las Vegas
Publisher	University of San Diego
Pages	1504-1506
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Print)	978-0-9798064-1-4
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	12th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, µTAS 2008 - San Diego, United States Duration: 12 Oct 2008 → 16 Oct 2008 Conference number: 12

Conference

Conference	12th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, µTAS 2008
Abbreviated title	MicroTAS
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego
Period	12/10/08 → 16/10/08

Keywords

EWI-14658
METIS-255423
IR-65236

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