Surface-mediated liquid transport through molecularly thin liquid films on nanotubes

The surface-mediated liquid transport through molecularly thin films on individual nanotubes was studied in ambient conditions. The surface fluid with molecular thickness (~10 ) flowed at a constant speed (~10 μm/s) and volume flow rate (~10 al/s) along the nanotubes. The volume flow rate Q follows the power law dependence on nanotube diameter d, which is explained with a generic microscopic model.