3 papers
cond-mat.soft2026
Enhanced viscous adhesion using deformable structure
Mary Williams, Thomas Desmedt, Fabian Brau +1
We investigate the adhesion dynamics of a thin elastic structure in contact with a viscous fluid and retracted at a controlled speed, mimicking natural adhesion mechanisms. During…
physics.flu-dyn2024
Optimal rigid brush for fluid capture
Basile Radisson, Hadrien Bense, Emmanuel Siéfert +3
Parallel assemblies of slender structures forming brushes are common in our daily life from sweepers to pastry brushes and paintbrushes. This type of porous objects can easily trap…
physics.flu-dyn2024
Elastocapillary sequential fluid capture in hummingbird-inspired grooved sheets
Emmanuel Siéfert, Benoit Scheid, Fabian Brau +1
Passive and effective fluid capture and transport at small scale is crucial for industrial and medical applications, especially for the realisation of point-of-care tests. Performi…