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Deformation of soft particles with controlled elasticity by liquid-liquid interfacial tension
Benedikt Sapotta1, Jongmin Q Kim, Norbert Willenbacher
1Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea. sqchoi@kaist.ac.kr.
Abstract:
Herein we report the deformation of PDMS-based particles at a liquid-liquid interface at varying degrees of softness. Direct visualization of the particle adsorption to the interface reveals at least five different modes of deformation from the complete spreading of a polymer resin droplet to a non-deforming, rigid particle.
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