Elastocapillary bending of microfibers around liquid droplets.
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DOI: 10.1039/c6sm02095j
Abstract: We report on the elastocapillary deformation of flexible microfibers in contact with liquid droplets. A fiber is observed to bend more as the size of the contacting droplet is increased. At a critical droplet size,… read more here.
Keywords: bending microfibers; droplet; liquid droplets; microfibers around ... See more keywords