Publications on
Gas and Vapor Bubble Dynamics in Microchannels

• Sun, C., Can, E., Dijkink, R., Lohse, D. and Prosperetti, A., Growth and collapse of a vapour bubble in a microtube: the role of thermal effects, J. Fluid Mech. 632, 5-16, 2009
• Borkent, B., Gekle, S., Prosperetti, A. and Lohse, D., Nucleation threshold and deactivation mechanisms of nanoscopic cavitation nuclei, Phys. Fluids 21, 102003, 2009
• Dijkink, R., van der Dennen, J.P., Ohl, C.D. and Prosperetti, A. The `acoustic scallop': A bubble-powered actuator, J. Micromech. Microeng. 16, 1653-1659, 2006
• Yin, Z. and Prosperetti, A. ``Blinking bubble'' micropump with microfabricated heaters, J. Micromech. Microeng. 15, 1683-1691, 2005
• Yin, Z. and Prosperetti, A. A microfluidic ``blinking bubble'' pump for non-conducting liquids, J. Micromech. Microeng. 15 1683-1691, 2005
• Z. Yin, A. Prosperetti, and J. Kim, Bubble growth on an impulsively powered microheater, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 47, 1053-1067, 2004
• Lohse D, Prosperetti A, Controlling bubbles, J PHYS-CONDENS MAT 15 (1), S415-S420 Sp. Iss. SI, 2003
• Geng, X., Yuan, H., Oguz, H.N. and Prosperetti, A. Bubble-based micropump for electrically conducting liquids, J. Micromech. Microeng. 11, 270-276, 2001
• Ory, E., Yuan, H., Prosperetti, A., Popinet, S., and Zaleski, S., " Growth and collapse of a vapor bubble in a narrow tube," Phys. Fluids 12, 1268-1277, 2000.
• Geng, X., Yuan, H., Oguz, H.N., and Prosperetti, A., " Single- bubble-based micropump," J. of Micromech. Microeng, submitted
• Yuan, H. and Prosperetti, A., "The pumping effect of growing and collapsing bubbles in a tube," J. Micromech. Microeng. 9, 402-413, 1999.
• Geng, X., Yuan, H., Oguz, H.N., and Prosperetti, A., "The oscillation of gas bubbles in tubes: Experimental results," J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 106, 674-681, 1999.
• Yuan, H., Oguz, H.N., and Prosperetti, A., "Growth and collapse of a vapor bubble in a small tube," Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 42, 3643-3657, 1999.
• Chen, X.M. and Prosperetti, A., "Thermal processes in the oscillation of gas bubbles in tubes," J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 104(3), 1389-1398, 1998. Abstract
• Oguz, H.N. and Prosperetti, A., "The natural frequency of oscillation of gas bubbles in tubes," J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 103, 3301-3308, 1998. Abstract