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Adhesion-induced fingering instabilities in thin elastic films under strain
Benjamin Davis-Purcell, Pierre Soulard, Thomas Salez +2
In this study, thin elastic films supported on a rigid substrate are brought into contact with a spherical glass indenter. Upon contact, adhesive fingers emerge at the periphery of…
Liquid dewetting under a thin elastic film
Rafael D. Schulman, John F. Niven, Michiel A. Hack +2
We study the dewetting of liquid films capped by a thin elastomeric layer. When the tension in the elastomer is isotropic, circular holes grow at a rate which decreases with increa…
Surface energy of strained amorphous solids
Rafael D. Schulman, Miguel Trejo, Thomas Salez +2
Surface stress and surface energy are fundamental quantities which characterize the interface between two materials. Although these quantities are identical for interfaces involvin…
Adsorption-Induced Slip Inhibition for Polymer Melts on Ideal Substrates
Mark Ilton, Thomas Salez, Paul D. Fowler +7
Hydrodynamic slip of a liquid at a solid surface represents a fundamental phenomenon in fluid dynamics that governs liquid transport at small scales. For polymeric liquids, de Genn…
Liquid droplets on a free-standing glassy membrane: deformation through the glass transition
Adam Fortais, Rafael D. Schulman, Kari Dalnoki-Veress
In this study, micro-droplets are placed on thin, glassy, free-standing films where the Laplace pressure of the droplet deforms the free-standing film, creating a bulge. The film's…