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ArticleAdvanced materials interfaces2020

Self-Sustaining 3D Thin Liquid Films in Ambient Environments.

Ryan M Camacho, Davin Fish, Matthew Simmons, Parker Awerkamp, Rebecca Anderson, Stephanie Carlson, Joshua Laney, Matthew Viglione, Gregory P Nordin

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Article in Advanced materials interfaces, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 61% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ryan M CamachoDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84604, USA.
Davin FishDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84604, USA.
Matthew SimmonsDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84604, USA.
Parker AwerkampDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84604, USA.
Rebecca AndersonDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84604, USA.
Stephanie CarlsonDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84604, USA.
Joshua LaneyDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84604, USA.
Matthew ViglioneDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84604, USA.
Gregory P NordinDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84604, USA.
Brigham Young University · US

Funding

High Density 3D Printed Microfluidics With Open Source Resins for Biomedical ApplicationsR15GM123405 · NIGMS · BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY · PI NORDIN, GREGORY P. · 2017 to 2023
$1.3M
NIGMS NIH HHS R15 GM123405
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thin liquid films (TLF) have fundamental and technological importance ranging from the thermodynamics of cell membranes to the safety of light-water cooled nuclear reactors. The creation of stable water TLFs, however, is very difficult. In this paper, the realization of thin liquid films of water with custom 3D geometries that persist indefinitely in ambient environments is reported. The wetting films are generated using microscale "mounts" fed by microfluidic channels with small feature sizes and large aspect ratios. These devices are fabricated with a custom 3D printer and resin, which were developed to print high resolution microfluidic geometries as detailed in Reference 26. By modifying the 3D-printed polymer to be hydrophilic and taking advantage of well-known wetting principles and capillary effects, self-sustaining microscale "water fountains" are constructed that continuously replenish water lost to evaporation while relying on surface tension to stabilize their shape. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first demonstration of stable sub-micron thin liquid films (TLFs) of pure water on curved 3D geometries.

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additive manufacturingthin liquid films

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PMID33072494
PMCPMC7566691
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