Soft colloidal probes for AFM force measurements between water droplets in oil

Ivan Uriev Vakarelski; Erqiang Li; Sigurdur T Thoroddsen

doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2014.09.028

Soft colloidal probes for AFM force measurements between water droplets in oil

Ivan Uriev Vakarelski, Erqiang Li, Sigurdur T Thoroddsen

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Here we introduce an extension of the atomic force microscopy (AFM) colloidal probe technique, as a simple and reliable experimental approach to measure the interaction forces between small water droplets (~80-160. μm) dispersed in oil. Small water droplets are formed by capillary breakup of a microscale water jet in air, which is forced out of a fine capillary nozzle, and deposited on a superhydrophobic substrate immersed in tetradecane oil medium. In these conditions the water droplets are very loosely attached to the superhydrophobic substrate and are easily picked up with a hydrophobic AFM cantilever to form a soft colloidal probe. Sample force measurements are conducted to demonstrate the capability of the technique.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	259-263
Number of pages	5
Journal	Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
Volume	462
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2014.09.028
State	Published - Nov 2014

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KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
Acknowledgements: Research reported in this publication was supported by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Most of the experiments were conducted in KAUST Microfluidics Thrust Area Labs.

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