Abstract
The experimental results on the patterns arising when cylindrical gels shrink were reproduced theoretically using a simple elastic model and an extension of the Flory free energy of gels. As an extension to this work, pattern formation when a gel membrane undergoes a shrinking transition. These preliminary results showed patterns similar to the crumpling of elastic sheets.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 021801 |
| Pages (from-to) | 021801/1-021801/6 |
| Journal | Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue number | 2 1 |
| State | Published - Aug 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
- Statistics and Probability