Solid Capillarity: When Surface Properties Dominate the Mechanics of Soft Solids
23.11.2016
| Date | 23.11.2016 |
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| Time | 16:15<br /><small>Apero at 17.15</small> |
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| Speaker | Eric Dufresne |
| Area of expertise | Physics |
| Host | Dep. Physik |
| Contact | Aegerter |
| Abstract | Soft materials are the stuff of life. Soft matter physics is a rapidly growing field, broadly concerned with the structure and properties of soft materials. Here, I will show how the mechanics of soft solids, like gels, are fundamentally different from those of stiff solids, like silicon. These differences qualitatively change how liquids and solids adhere to soft solids, and have dramatic effects on solid-fluid composites. |