2018
Thermocapillary Convective Flows Generated by Laser Points or Patterns: Comparison for the Noncontact Micromanipulation of Particles at the Interface
RA-L 2018
This letter compares the controlled manipulation of micrometer size particles using thermocapillary convective flows generated by laser points or patterns. Such flows are generated when a surface tension stress is generated at the fluid/gas interface due to a thermal gradient. Laser heating allows t