Physicists have created mayoneznyye drops

Belgian scientists have developed technology that enables melkodispersnuyu emulsion of water and oil. Getting a result mixing globule authors called mayoneznymi drops. On a new method writes Wired.

Water and oil is very bad mixed together. However, in many industries to obtain emulsion, both the component containing. Previous studies have shown that oil droplets, which fall at Shrovetide same substrate, can make pidstrybnuty several times, before they merge with it. In his work, the authors decided to use no oil drops and water drops coated with oily layer on top.

Scientists have designed a system that provided the fluctuation of base oil and apply to it their "difficult" drop. It appeared that during the strike at a drop deformed substrate and part of oil molecules on its surface gets inside. When you jump further domestic content drops mixed.

A new study may be useful for developing systems mixing liquids. In addition to use in industry, methods to manipulate microscopic volumes of fluids required for basic research. Many experts predict that tiny 'lab on chips "that are placed on the visual glasses, widely used for medical analysis and research biomolecules.

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