Programmable capillary action controls fluid flows

Tammi L. van Neel () and Ashleigh B. Theberge ()

Nature, 2021, vol. 595, issue 7865, 31-32

Abstract: A technological platform has been developed in which millimetre-scale cubes are assembled into 3D structures that control capillary action — enabling programmable fluid flows and modelling of a range of fluidic processes.

Keywords: Engineering; Fluid dynamics; Materials science (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-021-01708-2

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