Elastocapillary deformation of thin elastic ribbons in 2D foam columns.

ABSTRACT: The ability of liquid interfaces to shape slender elastic structures provides powerful strategies to control the architecture of mechanical self assemblies. However, elastocapillarity-driven intelligent design remains unexplored in more complex architected liquids - such as foams. Here we propose a model system which combines an assembly of bubbles and a slender elastic structure. Arrangements of soap bubbles in confined environments form well-defined periodic structures, dictated by Plateau's laws. We consider a 2D foam column formed in a container with square cross-section in which we introduce an elastomer ribbon, leading to architected structures whose geometry is guided by a competition between elasticity and capillarity. In this system, we quantify both experimentally and theoretical

SUBMITTER: Jouanlanne M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9466004 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature