Elastocapillarity: When surface tension deforms elastic solids
Duration: 42 mins 3 secs
Share this media item:
Embed this media item:
Embed this media item:
About this item
| Description: |
Bico, J
Monday 18th September 2017 - 10:20 to 11:00 |
|---|
| Created: | 2017-09-19 13:00 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Growth form and self-organisation |
| Publisher: | Isaac Newton Institute |
| Copyright: | Bico, J |
| Language: | eng (English) |
| Abstract: | Surface tension is usually associated with the spherical shape of small droplets and bubbles, wetting phenomena or the motion of insects at the surface of water. Beyond liquid interfaces, may capillary forces also affect solid bodies?
We propose review recent experiments where soft solids or slender structures are deformed by surface tension. We will focus in the following “elastocapillarity” configurations: - 3D, deformations induced in bulk solids - 1D, bending and bundling of rod-like structures - 2D, bending and stretching of thin sheets In each case, we will present the relevant characteristic lengths and scaling parameters. |
|---|---|
Available Formats
| Format | Quality | Bitrate | Size | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPEG-4 Video | 640x360 | 1.94 Mbits/sec | 612.12 MB | View | Download | |
| WebM | 640x360 | 409.96 kbits/sec | 126.31 MB | View | Download | |
| iPod Video | 480x270 | 522.14 kbits/sec | 160.81 MB | View | Download | |
| MP3 | 44100 Hz | 249.82 kbits/sec | 77.00 MB | Listen | Download | |
| Auto * | (Allows browser to choose a format it supports) | |||||