title: Self-propelling surfactant droplets in chemically-confined microfluidics--cargo transport, drop-splitting and trajectory control.
abstract: We demonstrate the applicability of self-propulsion as a passive driving mechanism for droplets in chemically-confined microfluidics. The droplets can be used to transport considerably sized solid cargo particles. We implemented thermal actuation as a steering mechanism for the droplets at fluidic junctions.
authors.affiliation: Mesoscopic Transport Phenomena Group, Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: David K N
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Sinz
authors.forename: Anton A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Darhuber