#InterfacialTensions
What happens when 2 miscible liquids inside a droplet have different #InterfacialTensions?

A lattice Boltzmann study reveals spontaneous #InternalFlows that break symmetry & reshape concentration patterns inside #microdroplets.

doi.org/10.1063/5.03...

#Microfluidics #marangonieffect
Enhanced mixing inside microdroplets due to interfacial-tension-induced flows of miscible components: A lattice Boltzmann study
Mixing of miscible fluids with distinct interfacial tensions within microdroplets is a ubiquitous yet fundamentally important phenomenon in natural systems and
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June 18, 2026 at 8:29 AM