Recently achieved two-component dipolar Bose-Einstein condensates open exciting possibilities for the study of mixtures ultra-dilute quantum liquids. While non-dipolar self-bound are necessarily miscible with an approximately fixed ratio between two densities, density case is free. As a result, present qualitatively novel and much richer physics, characterized by three possible ground-state pha...

Since the discovery of microemulsions, they have attained increasing significance both in basic research and in industry. Due to their unique properties, namely, ultralow interfacial tension, large interfacial area, thermodynamic stability and the ability to solubilize otherwise immiscible liquids, uses and applications of microemulsions have been numerous. The objective of this review is to pr...

We develop a simple method to determine the microdroplet features in a microfluidic chip fabricated by conventional soft lithography. Different sizes of microdroplets are generated through a typical microfluidic T-junction by adjusting the flow rates of the two immiscible liquids. Droplet size and content can be determined by monitoring the optofluidic signals reflected at the fluid-polydimethy...

We propose a mean-field theory and dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulations of swelling and collapse of a polymer microgel adsorbed at the interface of two immiscible liquids (A and B). The microgel reveals surface activity and lowers A-B interfacial tension. Attempting to occupy as large an interfacial area as possible, the microgel undergoes anisotropic deformation and adopts a flatten...

Clayey soils are the most common material used for water sealing and undertake an important role in controlling landfill-related pollution. Organic liquids can adversely affect the effectiveness of clay liners by drastically increasing their hydraulic conductivity. The aim of this study is to investigate and compare the permeability in two types of clay with different plasticity, exposed to the...

This paper reports experimental and numerical results of the deformation of a ferrofluid droplet on a superhydrophobic surface under the effect of a uniform magnetic field. A water-based ferrofluid droplet surrounded by immiscible mineral oil was stretched by a magnetic field parallel to the substrate surface. The results show that an increasing flux density increases the droplet width and decr...