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. 2019 Oct 7;9(54):31708–31719. doi: 10.1039/c9ra04993b

Testing liquids used in this study and their properties: viscosity (η), surface tension (γ) and density.

Liquid Water [wt%] Glycerin [wt%] Hexanediol [wt%] Dye [wt%] Viscosity η [mPa s] Surface tension γ [mN m−1] Density ρ [kg m−3]
High (↑) η–low (↓) γ 41.9 48 10 0.1 7.2 27.5 1.12
Low (↓) η–low (↓) γ 64.9 25 10 0.1 3 26.8 1.06
High (↑) η–high (↑) γ 42.4 57.5 0 0.1 7.99 67.6 1.14
Low (↓) η–high (↑) γ 74.9 25 0 0.1 1.7 70.5 1.06
Center (⊗) η–center (⊗) γ 53.4 45 1.5 0.1 4.23 43.5 1.12