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Waltzing route towards double-helix formation in cholesteric shells
Alexandre Darmon, Michael Benzaquen, Olivier Dauchot +1
We study cholesteric order in liquid crystal shells with planar degenerate anchoring. We observe that the bipolar and radial configurations intensively reported for bulk droplets h…
Shape and effective spring constant of liquid interfaces probed at the nanometer scale: finite size effects
Julien Dupré de Baubigny, Michael Benzaquen, Laure Fabié +4
We investigate the shape and mechanical properties of liquid interfaces down to nanometer scale by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) combined wit…
Universal contact-line dynamics at the nanoscale
Marco Rivetti, Thomas Salez, Michael Benzaquen +2
The relaxation dynamics of the contact angle between a viscous liquid and a smooth substrate is studied at the nanoscale. Through atomic force microscopy measurements of polystyren…
Wake and wave resistance on viscous thin films
René Ledesma-Alonso, Michael Benzaquen, Thomas Salez +1
The effect of an external pressure disturbance, being displaced with a constant speed along the free surface of a viscous thin film, is studied theoretically in the lubrication app…
Slip-Mediated Dewetting of Polymer Microdroplets
Joshua D. McGraw, Tak Shing Chan, Simon Maurer +5
Classical hydrodynamic models predict that infinite work is required to move a three-phase contact line, defined here as the line where a liquid/vapor interface intersects a solid…
Symmetry Plays a Key Role in the Erasing of Patterned Surface Features
Michael Benzaquen, Mark Ilton, Michael V. Massa +4
We report on how the relaxation of patterns prepared on a thin film can be controlled by manipu- lating the symmetry of the initial shape. The validity of a lubrication theory for…
Influence of Slip on the Plateau-Rayleigh Instability on a Fibre
Sabrina Haefner, Michael Benzaquen, Oliver Baümchen +6
The Plateau-Rayleigh instability of a liquid column underlies a variety of fascinating phenomena that can be observed in everyday life. In contrast to the case of a free liquid cyl…