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Focussing frustration for self-limiting assembly of flexible, curved particles
Nabila Tanjeem, Douglas M. Hall, Montana B. Minnis +2
We show that geometric frustration in a broad class of deformable and naturally curved, shell-like colloidal particles gives rise to self-limiting assembly of finite-sized stacks t…
Overcurvature induced multistability of linked conical frusta: How a `bendy straw' holds its shape
Nakul P. Bende, Tian Yu, Nicholas A. Corbin +4
We study the origins of multiple mechanically stable states exhibited by an elastic shell comprising multiple conical frusta, a geometry common to reconfigurable corrugated structu…
Geometrically controlled snapping transitions in shells with curved creases
Nakul P. Bende, Arthur A. Evans, Sarah Innes-Gold +4
Curvature and mechanics are intimately connected for thin materials, and this coupling between geometry and physical properties is readily seen in folded structures from intestinal…
Nonuniform growth and topological defects in the shaping of elastic sheets
N. P. Bende, R. C. Hayward, C. D. Santangelo
Programming the non-uniform growth of a responsive polymer gel has emerged as a powerful tool to shape sheets into prescribed three dimensional shapes. We demonstrate that shapes w…