2 papers
cond-mat.soft2019
Distinguishing deformation mechanisms in elastocapillary experiments
Shih-Yuan Chen, Aaron Bardall, Michael Shearer +1
Soft materials are known to deform due to a variety of mechanisms, including capillarity, buoyancy, and swelling. In this paper, we present experiments on polyvinylsiloxane gel thr…
cond-mat.soft2019
Gradient Induced Droplet Motion Over Soft Solids
Aaron Bardall, Shih-Yuan Chen, Karen E. Daniels +1
Fluid droplets can be induced to move over rigid or flexible surfaces under external or body forces. We describe the effect of variations in material properties of a flexible subst…