Wetting of Simple Liquids and Cohesive Cells on Soft Surfaces
Wetting of Simple Liquids and Cohesive Cells on Soft Surfaces
- Event time: 1:00pm
- Event date: 14th May 2012
- Speaker: Eric Dufresne (University of Yale)
- Location: Room 2511, James Clerk Maxwell Building (JCMB) James Clerk Maxwell Building Peter Guthrie Tait Road Edinburgh EH9 3FD GB
Event details
How does a drop of water rest on a solid surface? The textbook answer to this simple question has unphysical implications. It suggests that a meager drop of water applies a divergent stress to its substrate at the contact line where solid, liquid and vapor meet. We measure the deformation of a soft elastic solid near a contact line and find that the solid sidesteps this singularity by mimicking a liquid. If time permits, I will discuss striking similarities between the wetting of simple liquids and the spreading of cohesive cells.
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