Solute induced jittery motion of self-propelled droplets

化学物理 水溶液 聚乙烯吡咯烷酮 粘度 肺表面活性物质 马朗戈尼效应 物理 化学工程 热力学 化学 对流 有机化学 工程类
作者
Prateek Dwivedi,Bishwa Ranjan,Dipin S. Pillai,Rahul Mangal
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期刊:Physics of Fluids [American Institute of Physics]
卷期号:33 (2) 被引量:9
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DOI:10.1063/5.0038716
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The intriguing role of the presence of solutes in the activity of a self-propelling droplet is investigated. A system of self-propelling micrometer-sized 4-Cyano-4′-pentylbiphenyl (5CB) droplets in an aqueous solution of tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide (TTAB) as the surfactant is considered. It is shown that the addition of glycerol causes the active 5CB droplet to exhibit a transition from smooth to jittery motion. The motion is found to be independent of the droplet size and the nematic state of 5CB. Analogous experiments with Polyacrylamide (PAAm), Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), and Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA), as solutes, confirm that such a transition cannot merely be explained solely based on the viscosity or Peclet number of the system. We propose that the specific nature of physicochemical interactions between the solute and the droplet interface is at the root of this transition. The experiments show that the timescales associated with the influx and redistribution of surfactants at the interface are altered in the presence of solutes. Glycerol and PVP significantly enhance the rate of solubilization of the 5CB droplets resulting in a quicker re-distribution of the adsorbed TTAB molecules on the interface, causing the droplet to momentarily stop and then restart in an independent direction. On the other hand, low solubilization rates in the presence of PAAm and PVA lead to smooth trajectories. Our hypothesis is supported by the time evolution of droplet size and interfacial velocity measurements in the presence and absence of solute. Overall, our results provide fundamental insights into the complex interactions emerging due to the presence of solutes.

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