Eric Dufresne
Department of Materials Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich
Date
23 November 2016
Host
Christof Aegerter
Title
Solid Capillarity: When Surface Properties Dominate the Mechanics of Soft Solids
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.
Eric Dufresne (left) with Christof Aegerter