Speaker
Mr
Adam Fortais
(McMaster University)
Description
We report on the elastocapillary deformation of flexible microfibers in contact with bubbles trapped at the surface of a liquid bath resulting in stunning 2-dimensional microfiber coils. Microfibers are placed on top of bubbles and are found to migrate to and wrap around the perimeter of the deformed liquid surface for certain bubble-fiber size combinations. A simple model incorporating surface and bending energies is used to describe the winding process.
Primary authors
Mr
Adam Fortais
(McMaster University)
Ms
Kathleen Charlesworth
(McMaster University)
Mr
Rafael D Schulman
(McMaster University)
Dr
Kari Dalnoki-Veress
(McMaster University)
