In-Flight ElectroSpraying (IFES) is a novel approach to generate electrically charged micrometer-sized and/or nanometer-sized progeny drops in a controlled manner. This is accomplished in ight, beginning with millimeter-sized parent drops. The breakup of charged drops that is exploited in IFES also occurs (sometimes unwantedly) in conventional electrospraying, electrospinning, and electrospray ...

In this work, a mechanistic model of drop coalescence based upon a stochastic film-drainage analysis is developed. The coalescence model accounts for previously considered factors, such as turbulence intensity, drop size, and drop deformability, while additionally describing the dual effects of drop surface potential and system electrolyte concentration. Model results indicate that electrostati...

The motions of liquid drops of various surface tensions and viscosities were investigated on a solid substrate possessing a gradient of wettability. A drop of any size moves spontaneously on such a surface when the contact angle hysteresis is negligible; but it has to be larger than a critical size in order to move on a hysteretic surface. The hysteresis can, however, be reduced or eliminated w...