Elasto-capillary adhesion: the effect of deformability on adhesion strength and detachment

We study the interaction between capillary forces and deformation in the context of a deformable capillary adhesive: a clamped, tense membrane is adhered to a rigid substrate by the surface tension of a liquid droplet. We find that the equilibrium adhesive force for this elastocapillary adhesive is...

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Main Authors: Butler, M, Box, F, Robert, T, Vella, D
Format: Journal article
Published: American Physical Society 2019