capillary action

Also known as capillarity action, capillary motion, wicking, capillarity, capillary effect, kapilarits

ability of a liquid to flow in narrow spaces

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Capillary action is the ability of a liquid to flow through narrow spaces, like water rising up through a paper towel or soil. This matters because it helps water and nutrients move through plants and soil, and it affects how liquids behave in many everyday materials and natural systems.

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Research

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Lateral flow assays.ReviewEssays in biochemistry · 2016Koczula KM, Gallotta ADOI: 10.1042/EBC20150012
Programmable capillary action controls fluid flows.Nature · 2021van Neel TL, Theberge ABDOI: 10.1038/d41586-021-01708-2
Needle Biopsy of Routine Thyroid Nodules Should Be Performed Using a Capillary Action Technique with 24- to 27-Gauge Needles: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association · 2018Moss WJ, Finegersh A, Pang J et al.DOI: 10.1089/thy.2017.0643
The double-capillary-oxygenator.Transactions - American Society for Artificial Internal Organs · 1972Clevert HD, Mohnhaupt R, Affeld K et al.DOI: 10.1097/00002480-197201000-00096
Paper-based pump-free magnetophoresis.Analytical methods : advancing methods and applications · 2020Call ZD, Carrell CS, Jang I et al.DOI: 10.1039/d0ay01523g
Clinical capillary electrophoresis.ReviewClinical chemistry · 1995Landers JP
Capillary action around dental structures.Journal of dental research · 1973O'Brien WJDOI: 10.1177/00220345730520032801
Rapid, sensitive detection of PFOA with smartphone-based flow rate analysis utilizing competitive molecular interactions during capillary action.Journal of hazardous materials · 2023Breshears LE, Mata-Robles S, Tang Y et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130699

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Capillary water flow up a 225 mm-high porous brick after it was placed in a shallow tray of water. The time elapsed after first contact with water is indicated. From the weight increase, the estimated porosity is 25%.

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