Abstract
The surface tension of a small viscous droplet is made variable by the deposition of a surface active material. The resultant shear forces produce a deformation of and a fluid motion within the droplet. The process, including the nonlinear convection or spread of surfactant, is examined theoretically. Some experimental results are reported, and application to cell division is discussed.
Keywords
Surface tensionMechanicsDeformation (meteorology)ConvectionViscous liquidNonlinear systemShear (geology)Materials scienceTension (geology)Pulmonary surfactantSurface (topology)Classical mechanicsPhysicsThermodynamicsComposite materialGeometryMathematics
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- 1977
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 57
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 45-58
- Citations
- 29
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H. P. Greenspan
(1977).
On the Deformation of a Viscous Droplet Caused by Variable Surface Tension.
Studies in Applied Mathematics
, 57
(1)
, 45-58.
https://doi.org/10.1002/sapm197757145
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- 10.1002/sapm197757145