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Surface Elastic Constants of a Soft Solid
Qin Xu, Robert W. Style, Eric R. Dufresne
Solid interfaces have intrinsic elasticity. However, in most experiments, this is obscured by bulk stresses. Through microscopic observations of the contact-line geometry of a part…
Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation in an Elastic Network
Robert W. Style, Tianqi Sai, Nicoló Fanelli +5
Living and engineered systems rely on the stable coexistence of two interspersed liquid phases. Yet surface tension drives their complete separation. Here we show that stable dropl…
Strain-dependent solid surface stress and the stiffness of soft contacts
Katharine E. Jensen, Robert W. Style, Qin Xu +1
Surface stresses have recently emerged as a key player in the mechanics of highly compliant solids. The classic theories of contact mechanics describe adhesion with a compliant sub…