Antidurotaxis Droplet Motion onto Gradient Brush Substrates

Durotaxis motion is a spectacular phenomenon manifesting itself by the autonomous motion of a nano-object between parts of a substrate with different stiffness. This motion usually takes place along a stiffness gradient from softer to stiffer parts of the substrate. Here, we propose a new design of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1999. - 39(2023), 43 vom: 31. Okt., Seite 15285-15296
1. Verfasser: Kajouri, Russell (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Theodorakis, Panagiotis E, Židek, Jan, Milchev, Andrey
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2023
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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