Detachment in capillary adhesion: The relative roles of tilting and separation

We study the dynamics of detachment in 2D capillary adhesion by considering a plate that is initially attached to a flat, rigid substrate via the surface tension of a bridging liquid droplet. In particular, we focus on the effect of allowing the plate to tilt freely during its subsequent motion. A l...

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Main Authors: Butler, M, Vella, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2020