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  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Robotics

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  • Metamaterials traditionally use fixed structures.
  • Recent research explores fluidic mixtures for novel properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To create a 'metafluid' with programmable properties using deformable capsules.
  • To explore applications in robotics, logic gates, and optics.

Main Methods:

  • Experimentally and numerically demonstrating shell buckling in deformable capsules within a fluid.
  • Harnessing nonlinear fluid behavior for device development.
  • Investigating viscosity changes due to shell collapse.

Main Results:

  • The metafluid exhibits programmable compressibility, optical behavior, and viscosity.
  • Shell buckling leads to highly nonlinear fluid behavior.
  • Shell collapse significantly increases suspension viscosity.

Conclusions:

  • The developed metafluid offers enhanced functionality for fluidic devices.
  • This approach expands the capabilities of fluids themselves.
  • Programmable metafluids represent a promising new material platform.