UMass Amherst Materials Researchers Describe a New Regime of Wrapped Shapes (IMAGE)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

UMass Amherst Materials Researchers Describe a New Regime of Wrapped Shapes

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UMass Amherst materials researchers recently proposed and validated a model of wrapped shapes used to encapsulate one fluid droplet within another. Shown is a 39 nm sheet, radius 1.52 mm, and water drop in silicone oil floating on fluorinated oil.

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UMass Amherst/Joseph Paulsen

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