Thermal separation: interplay between the Soret effect and entropic force gradient

Thermophoresis, the Soret effect, depletes a high concentration of a polyethylene glycol polymer solution from the hot region and builds a concentration gradient. In such a solution, solutes of small concentration experience thermophoresis and polyethylene glycol concentration-dependent restoring fo...

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Published in:Physical review letters 2011-07, Vol.107 (3), p.038301-038301, Article 038301
Main Authors: Maeda, Yusuke T, Buguin, Axel, Libchaber, Albert
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