Plasma as a Surfactant: A New Capillary Effect and a New Wetting Effect Induced by Nanosecond Spark Discharges

The influence of nanosecond spark discharges on liquids and we found that their produced plasma can behave as a nonchemical surfactant was studied. Essentially, we discovered two plasma-induced effects: a new capillary effect that leads to a liquid rising unexpectedly high in a capillary and a new w...

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Published inIEEE transactions on plasma science Vol. 45; no. 12; pp. 3094 - 3099
Main Authors Dubinov, Alexander E., Kozhayeva, Julia P., Lyubimtseva, Valeria A., Selemir, Victor D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York IEEE 01.12.2017
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
Capillary effect
Discharge
Discharges (electric)
Electric sparks
Liquids
nanosecond spark discharge
plasma
Plasmas
surfactant
Surfactants
Water pollution
Wetting
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Summary:The influence of nanosecond spark discharges on liquids and we found that their produced plasma can behave as a nonchemical surfactant was studied. Essentially, we discovered two plasma-induced effects: a new capillary effect that leads to a liquid rising unexpectedly high in a capillary and a new wetting effect that induces a peristaltic motion of a liquid droplet on a solid surface. These effects can give rise to new applications in the liquid medicine technology and be useful for solving the water pollution problem.
ISSN:0093-3813
1939-9375
DOI:10.1109/TPS.2017.2750482