Speaker
Mr
Rafael Schulman
(McMaster University)
Description
We examine the elastocapillary deformation of flexible microfibers in contact with liquid droplets. As the size of the contacting droplet increases, the fiber is observed to bend more in response. Finally, at a critical droplet size, proportional to the bending elastocapillary length, the fiber spontaneously winds itself around the droplet. Simple theoretical models yield predictions which are in agreement with the experimental findings.
Primary author
Mr
Rafael Schulman
(McMaster University)
Co-authors
Mr
Amir Porat
(ESPCI Paris)
Ms
Kathleen Charlesworth
(McMaster University)
Mr
Adam Fortais
(McMaster University)
Dr
Thomas Salez
(ESPCI Paris)
Mr
Elie Raphael
(ESPCI Paris)
Mr
Kari Dalnoki-Veress
(McMaster University)
