Capillary origami in nature

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Jung, Sunghwan; Reis, Pedro Miguel; James, Jillian; Clanet, Christophe; Bush, John W. M.
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Abstract
Capillary forces dominate gravity on a small scale and may deform flexible bodies in both natural and laboratory settings. Two examples are considered here: floating flowers and spider webs.
Date issued
2009-09
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/66217
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mathematics
Journal
Physics of Fluids
Publisher
American Institute of Physics
Citation
Jung, Sunghwan et al. “Capillary origami in nature.” Physics of Fluids 21 (2009): 091110.
Version: Final published version
ISSN
1070-6631
1089-7666
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