Shape-shifting polyhedral droplets
Cooled oil emulsion droplets in aqueous surfactant solution have been observed to flatten into a remarkable host of polygonal shapes with straight edges and sharp corners, but different driving mechanisms—(i) a partial phase transition of the liquid bulk oil into a plastic rotator phase near the dro...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2019
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