Lights, camera, action… the super-fast world of droplet dynamics

Eurekalert  February 25, 2020
The chemistry behind emerging 3D-printing technologies involves having chemicals deposited onto a surface in a highly specific way. But how to make that happen in the printing process is poorly understood. Researchers in the UK used two synchronised cameras to see what was happening both on the surface and inside the droplets and to make a better assessment of mixing, whether they have mixed or has one droplet just passed over the other. The research provides understanding of the way chemicals react when they are deposited by a 3D printer which will lead to significant advances in advanced manufacturing…read more. TECHNICAL ARTICLE

The image is a GIF showing the droplet interaction from underneath. Credit: University of Leeds

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