Propulsion of zwitterionic surfactant-stabilized water-in-oil droplets by low electric fields.

Lotta GustavssonBo Peng Rémi Plamont Olli Ikkala

Published in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2024)

We show directional and controllable propulsion of zwitterionic surfactant-stabilized water-in-oil droplets driven by low electric fields. Our results suggest that the propulsion mechanism is based on stimulus-responsive on-demand interfacial phenomena.

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