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Circumferential buckling of a hydrogel tube emptying upon dehydration
Michele Curatolo, Federico Lisi, Gaetano Napoli +1
A cylindrical hydrogel tube, completely submerged in water, hydrates by swelling and filling its internal cavity. When it comes back into contact with air, it dehydrates: the tube…
cond-mat.soft2022
Growth of a flexible fibre in a deformable ring
Arsenio Cutolo, Massimiliano Fraldi, Gaetano Napoli +1
We study the equilibrium configurations related to the growth of an elastic fibre in a confining flexible ring. This system represents a paradigm for a variety of biological, medic…