Abstract:
After two centuries of heated debate over boundary conditions for flow at interfaces, in recent times the occurrence of interfacial slip of liquids at non-wetting solid surfaces has been mostly accepted. However, the occurrence of slip at lubricant-infused surfaces is not yet understood. Here, we discuss accurate microfluidic measurements and numerical simulations of the flow of water and aqueous solutions on Teflon nano wrinkled surfaces infused with silicone oil or hexadecane.
About the Presenter:
Professor Chiara Neto received her Masters of Science degree in Chemistry in 1998 and the PhD in Chemistry in 2001 from the University of Florence Following a postdoctoral period at the University of Ulm and at Saarland University, in 2003 she joined the Department of Applied Mathematics at the Australian National University, as an Australian Research Council research fellow In 2007 she was appointed Lecturer in the School of Chemistry at the University of Sydney, where since 2019 she is Australian Research Council Future Fellow and Professor of Physical Chemistry.
Professor Neto’s research interests are in liquid/solid interfaces, including both basic and applied aspects relating to surface engineering, chemistry, physics, and materials science. In particular, she is recognised for her work on structured polymer films, super wettability surfaces, and microfluidics flows Professor Neto is former President and founding member of the Australasian Colloid and Interface Society and she serves on the Editorial Board of Advanced Materials Interfaces Professor Neto led the first team to be awarded the Bridge Hub Water Challenge prize in October 2020.
Date:
August 05, 2021