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Capillary Action

Known as: Action, Capillary, Wicking 
A phenomenon in which the surface of a liquid where it contacts a solid is elevated or depressed, because of the relative attraction of the molecules… 
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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
A toolkit of thread-based microfluidics, sensors, and electronics for 3D tissue embedding for medical diagnostics
Threads, traditionally used in the apparel industry, have recently emerged as a promising material for the creation of tissue… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
High performance cellulose nanocomposites: comparing the reinforcing ability of bacterial cellulose and nanofibrillated cellulose.
This work investigates the surface and bulk properties of nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) and bacterial cellulose (BC), as well… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Differential radial capillary action of ligand assay for high-throughput detection of protein-metabolite interactions
Interactions of proteins with low-molecular-weight ligands, such as metabolites, cofactors, and allosteric regulators, are… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Paper-based microfluidic devices for analysis of clinically relevant analytes present in urine and saliva
AbstractWe report the use of paper-based microfluidic devices fabricated from a novel polymer blend for the monitoring of urinary… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Metering the capillary-driven flow of fluids in paper-based microfluidic devices.
This article describes an exceedingly simple and low-cost method for metering the capillary-driven flow rate of fluids within… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
MOISTURE TRANSMISSION THROUGH TEXTILES
Abstract Moisture transmission through textiles has a great influence on the thermo-physiological comfort of the human body which… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Electrospun polylactic acid nanofiber membranes as substrates for biosensor assemblies
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Desorption/ionization on silicon nanowires.
Dense arrays of single-crystal silicon nanowires (SiNWs) have been used as a platform for laser desorption/ionization mass… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Correlations to predict droplet size in ultrasonic atomisation.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Complete one-hour immunocytochemistry based on capillary action.
We describe a less than one-hour manual method for immunocytochemical analyses of B5 or formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue… 
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