Novel ORNL technique enables air-stable water droplet networks | ornl.gov

OAK RIDGE, Tenn., May 13, 2014—A simple new technique to form interlocking beads of water in ambient conditions could prove valuable for applications in biological sensing, membrane research and harvesting water from fog.

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a method to create air-stable water droplet networks known as droplet interface bilayers. These interconnected water droplets have many roles in biological research because their interfaces simulate cell membranes. Cumbersome fabrication methods, however, have limited their use.

Novel ORNL technique enables air-stable water droplet networks | ornl.gov