Thermocapillary flow‐induced core release from double‐emulsion droplets in microchannels

J Qin, Z Wang, Y Chen, S Mo, J Liu - Droplet, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The use of double emulsions (DEs), which represent colloidal structures composed of
droplets nested within droplets, can provide for unparallel droplet manipulation in droplet …

Thermocapillary migration of a compound droplet on a substrate

HD Nguyen, TV Vu, NX Ho, PH Nguyen… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
We present a numerical study of the thermal migration of a compound droplet attached to a
horizontal substrate. The different constant temperatures are applied to the left and right …

The reverse-encapsulation and core-release process of a compound droplet under thermocapillary effects

Y Xiao, Z Zeng, L Zhang, H Li, X Wang, Y Lu - International Journal of Heat …, 2025 - Elsevier
This work demonstrates that a core-shell compound droplet can undergo separation into two
different phase droplets or be transformed into a reverse-encapsulation droplet under the …

Solidification of a hollow sessile droplet under forced convection

TV Vu, BD Pham, NX Ho, HV Vu - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
This study presents a front-tracking-based numerical analysis of the forced convection
solidification of a sessile droplet on a cooling surface. The droplet, a hollow (or compound) …

[HTML][HTML] Thermocapillary convection in superimposed fluids confined within superhydrophobic surfaces of a microchannel

RA Alsulami, K Wasuwatthanakul, K Premnath… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2025 - Elsevier
Microfluidic applications based on thermocapillary effects have recently gained
considerable attention due to the transport phenomena driven by the dominant surface …

A numerical study of an impacting compound droplet undergoing thermocapillary convection

HD Nguyen, TV Vu, PH Nguyen, BD Pham, VT Nguyen… - Acta Mechanica, 2022 - Springer
Compound droplets impacting on a solid surface appear in many natural and industrial
processes. In some practical or engineering applications, the droplet needs to be levitated …

Microfluidic transport in ternary liquid layers due to sinusoidal thermocapillary actuation

S Agrawal, PK Das, P Dhar - ASME Journal of …, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The large-scale applicability of the micro-and nanofluidic devices demands continuous
technological advancements in the transport mechanisms, especially to promptly mix the …

A numerical study of hollow water drop breakup during freezing

TV Vu, BD Pham, PH Pham, HV Vu, BX Tran - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
We present a numerical investigation of the breakup and freezing of a pendant hollow water
drop beneath a cold curved surface. The drop contains a bubble surrounded by a shell of …

Dynamics of a compound droplet in a microchannel containing a long obstacle

NX Ho, VT Nguyen, HD Nguyen, TV Vu - European Journal of Mechanics-B …, 2025 - Elsevier
In this work, we numerically analyze the breakup process of a two-dimensional compound
droplet as it moves through a microchannel and encounters an obstacle embedded in it …

Kinetics and morphology of multi-core compound drops in pressure-driven flows

SS Pathak, SN Jadhav, U Ghosh - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Compound drops or, double emulsions, find important applications in cosmetics and food
industry, biomedical devices, petroleum industry, and many others. Most naturally occurring …