4 papers
Ground effect on Undulation and pumping near surfaces
Sunghwan Jung
Locomotion and fluid pumping near surfaces are ubiquitous in nature, ranging from the slow crawling of snails to the rapid flight of bats. This study categorizes these behaviors ba…
The physics of crêpes: Elasto-gravity control of soft folding
Tom Marzin, Barath Venkateswaran, Yuchen Xi +2
Like a crêpe resting on a plate, a thin elastic sheet can fold smoothly under its own weight, forming reversible shapes without creases or imposed hinges. Such soft folds arise fr…
Peeling-Induced Rolling and Heterogeneous Adhesion in Blistered Films
Amit Kumar Pandey, Pei Ren-Sawyer, Sunghwan Jung +2
Blisters, delaminated regions that form in multilayered structures under compressive stresses, are observed across a wide range of length scales, from two-dimensional materials to…
Mechanics-guided parametric modeling of intranasal spray devices and formulations for targeted drug delivery to the nasopharynx
Md Tariqul Hossain, Abir Malakar, Mohammad Yeasin +10
Improving the efficacy of nasal sprays by enhancing targeted drug delivery to intra-airway tissue sites prone to infection onset is hypothesized to be achievable through an optimiz…