Mechanical & Materials Engineering, Department of
Date of this Version
2020
Citation
United States Patent Ndao et al. Patent No.: US 10,792,660 B1
Abstract
Systems and methods are described for propelling a liquid droplet in a Leidenforst state. A microfluidic device embodiment includes, but is not limited to, a solid structure having a patterned surface, the patterned surface including at least a first patterned region having a first Leidenfrost temperature with respect to a fluid, the first patterned region adjacent to the second patterned region, the first patterned region defining a path over which a droplet of the fluid is configured to travel in a Leidenfrost state.
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