{"id":131,"date":"2024-04-24T19:25:21","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T19:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/?page_id=131"},"modified":"2024-04-29T17:01:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T17:01:08","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Interfacial Research Group<\/h3>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Research<\/h1><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"544\" height=\"245\" src=\"http:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/04\/solute-transport-large.jpg\" alt=\"Schematic of colloidal particles moving in a solute gradient - diffusiophoresis\" title=\"Schematic of colloidal particles moving in a solute gradient - diffusiophoresis\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/04\/solute-transport-large.jpg 544w, https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/04\/solute-transport-large-480x216.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 544px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-103\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h6>Schematic of colloidal particles moving in a solute gradient - diffusiophoresis<\/h6><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Solute Transport and Induced Diffusiophoretic Colloidal Motion<\/h3>\n<p>Deterministic motion of a colloidal-scale species can be induced by the concentration gradient of a surrounding solute. For charged colloids in electrolyte solutions, the concentration gradient of the electrolyte causes motion known as diffusiophoresis. Since the solute concentration in a practical system is usually inhomogeneous, diffusiophoresis plays a role in numerous natural phenomena and applications such as blue energy harvesting, mineral replacement reactions and enhanced oil recovery. Our group has developed mathematical models to predict the transport of solute and diffusiophoretic colloids. Notable results include (i) the demonstration of orders of magnitude increase in the species spreading profile in an eccentric annulus by exploiting symmetry breaking; and (ii) the predictions of anomalous, super\/sub-diffusive spreading of diffusiophoretic colloids. Currently, our group is developing experiments to translate these predictions into various applications.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"179\" height=\"257\" src=\"http:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/04\/airways-individual.jpg\" alt=\"Radioscintigraphy showing non-uniform and reduced spreading of aerosol in lungs due to airway blocking\" title=\"Radioscintigraphy showing non-uniform and reduced spreading of aerosol in lungs due to airway blocking\" class=\"wp-image-104\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h6>Radioscintigraphy showing non-uniform and reduced spreading of aerosol in lungs due to airway blocking<\/h6><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Marangoni Driven Spreading<\/h3>\n<h4>For Pulmonary Drug Delivery<br \/>\nlung<\/h4>\n<p>Inhaled aerosol drugs can deliver substantial doses of medication directly to the lungs while minimizing the exposure of the rest of the body to the medication, greatly reducing the possibility of side effects. Antibiotics are often administered this way for treatment of the pulmonary infections associated with cystic fibrosis. Aerosols (fine droplets of liquid suspended in air) are mainly transported through the lung in the air stream during inhalation. However, obstructions in the airways and other consequences of cystic fibrosis lung disease may cause inhaled droplets containing drugs to be deposited non-uniformly so that some lung regions receive very high local doses of medication, while other regions go untreated. We are exploring how to incorporate surfactants into the aerosol formulations so when the aerosol drops land, surface tension gradients are created and drug in driven along the surface of the airways. To investigate this and other potential lung therapies using surfactants, we have assembled a multidisciplinary team of scientists, engineers and clinicians from various departments at Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"325\" height=\"128\" src=\"http:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/04\/gunnar.png\" alt=\"Movement and tracking of a particle under influence of Marangoni stress\" title=\"Movement and tracking of a particle under influence of Marangoni stressr influence of Marangoni stress\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/04\/gunnar.png 325w, https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/04\/gunnar-300x118.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" class=\"wp-image-75\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_5  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h6>Movement and tracking of a particle under influence of Marangoni stress.<\/h6><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_6  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4>At Liquid\/Liquid Interface<\/h4>\n<p>We hypothesize that fluid interfaces that arise during application and rinsing of dermatological drug delivery formulations, including sebum\/water, air\/water, or the sebum\/air interface, provide pathways for drug transport along the skin and into the infundibulum, driven by interfacial tension gradients. The gradient may be established by gradients of surfactant and\/or polyelectrolyte surface concentration, or even from gradients in the surface concentration of the active agent itself.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2066\" height=\"658\" src=\"http:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/04\/ying.jpg\" alt=\"Coalescence of two miscible sessile drops with different densities.\" title=\"Coalescence of two miscible sessile drops with different densities.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/04\/ying.jpg 2066w, https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/04\/ying-1280x408.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/04\/ying-980x312.jpg 980w, https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/04\/ying-480x153.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2066px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-85\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_7  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h6>Coalescence of two miscible sessile drops with different densities.<\/h6><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_8  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Coalescence of Liquid Drops<\/h3>\n<p>Coalescence of liquid drops is critical in many phenomena such as emulsion stability, inkjet printing and coating applications. For sessile drops on a solid surface, the coalescence process is more complicated than the coalescence of drops suspended in a fluid medium as a result of the coupling of the contact line motions to the fluid flow. We use video microscopy to track the evolution of the interfaces of the contact lines as well as the internal fluid motion during the coalescence of sessile drops. By examining different fluid properties, we investigate the static and dynamic processes due to the competition between interfacial energy and gravitational energy.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_9  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_4\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"372\" height=\"527\" src=\"http:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/04\/wetting-individual.jpg\" alt=\"A sequence of images of a 0.5 cmc E1 fingering event.\" title=\"A sequence of images of a 0.5 cmc E1 fingering event.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/04\/wetting-individual.jpg 372w, https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/04\/wetting-individual-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" class=\"wp-image-105\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_9  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h6>A sequence of images of a 0.5 cmc E1 fingering event. Note that the fingers in the region indicated in the first image all grow paraller to each other without merging or running into each other. Note also that other branches formed during the fingering process pinch off and autophobe into droplets. All times are in seconds. The scale bar in the first image indicates 1 mm.<\/h6><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_10  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_10  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Wetting<\/h3>\n<p>Wetting and spreading are ubiquitous in nature and technology. Static wetting, often characterized by the contact angle, is controlled by the balance of at the contact line. Dynamic wetting is more complex since the fluid flow near the contact line causes viscous forces on the interfaces in addition to the capillary forces. These viscous forces become dominant as the contact line is approached. Thus, wetting phenomena we observe and attempt to control on the macroscopic scale are controlled by the physics and chemistry in the microscopic region near the contact line, a region where the static and dynamic behavior of the fluid may be different than in the bulk phase. We study a number of aspects of static and dynamic wetting.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_11  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_5\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"176\" height=\"138\" src=\"http:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/04\/colloidsalarge.jpg\" alt=\"Forced aggregation of a colloidal doublet on a surface under an electric AC field.\" title=\"Forced aggregation of a colloidal doublet on a surface under an electric AC field.\" class=\"wp-image-106\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_6\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"137\" src=\"http:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/04\/colloidsblarge-2.jpg\" alt=\"Forced aggregation of a colloidal doublet on a surface under an electric AC field Second Pic\" title=\"Forced aggregation of a colloidal doublet on a surface under an electric AC field Second Pic\" class=\"wp-image-107\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_11  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h6>Forced aggregation of a colloidal doublet on a surface under an electric AC field.<\/h6><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_12  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_12  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Colloidal Forces and Movement in Electric Fields<\/h3>\n<p>Colloidal dispersions contain small, typically micron scale, solid particles suspended in a fluid. The stability and rheology of these dispersions depend on the forces between the colloidal particles. The particles can often be moved by fields applied to the suspension. In recent years we have investigated two aspects of colloidal forces and the manipulation of particles in electric fields.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_13  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_7\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"297\" height=\"440\" src=\"http:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/04\/friction-large.jpg\" alt=\"SEM image of wear track showing two periods of oscillations.\" title=\"SEM image of wear track showing two periods of oscillations.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/04\/friction-large.jpg 297w, https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/04\/friction-large-203x300.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" class=\"wp-image-108\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_13  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h6>SEM image of wear track showing two periods of oscillations.<\/h6><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_14  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_14  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Origins of Friction-Driven Vibrations<\/h3>\n<p>Current knowledge is insufficient to reliably predict when a vehicle braking system will squeal. This problem, in common with many others involving friction-induced vibration, remains intractable because of significant shortcomings in the modeling of friction at interfaces. Our ultimate goal is to produce an experimentally verified model that identifies the key variables relevant to producing friction induced vibrations and to determine the sensitivity of the threshold for this vibration to those variables. We ask why in some systems, the friction induced vibration produces the harsh squeal of a brake while on a violin (in the hands of a skilled player) it produces a rich tone.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_15  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_8\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/04\/applied-large.jpg\" alt=\"Fluid meniscus rising on a cylindrical rod.\" title=\"Fluid meniscus rising on a cylindrical rod.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/04\/applied-large.jpg 450w, https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/04\/applied-large-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/04\/applied-large-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" class=\"wp-image-109\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_15  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h6>Fluid meniscus rising on a cylindrical rod.<\/h6><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_16  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_16  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Applied Projects<\/h3>\n<p>Our group seeks projects where we can apply the fundamental knowledge about interfacial physics and chemistry to technological problems. We have undertaken a number of such projects in the past and welcome opportunities to participate in more such projects in the future. Recent projects include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Development of Instrumentation for In-situ Quality Control Measurements of Wettability<\/li>\n<li>Coatings on Windshields<\/li>\n<li>Mechanics of Fiber Glass Chopping<\/li>\n<li>Role of Wetting in Processing of High Volume Fraction Polymer\/Particle Composites<\/li>\n<li>Role of RF Fields In Wettting<\/li>\n<li>Polymer Coating During Fiber Glass Forming Processes<\/li>\n<li>Complex Fluid Engineering for Pharmaceutical Unit Operations<\/li>\n<li>Origins in Wetting Enhancement and Colloidal Stability by Surfynol Surfactants for Semiconductor Processing<\/li>\n<li>Wetting Issues in Liquid Immersion Lithography<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-131","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":195,"href":"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/131\/revisions\/195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/garoff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}