Unravelling the multiscale surface mechanics of soft solids
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| author | Bain, Nicolas Wilen, Lawrence A. Gerber, Dominic Zu, Mengjie Goodrich, Carl P. Duraivel, Senthilkumar Varma, Kaarthik Koganti, Harsha Style, Robert W. Dufresne, Eric R. |
| author_facet | Bain, Nicolas Wilen, Lawrence A. Gerber, Dominic Zu, Mengjie Goodrich, Carl P. Duraivel, Senthilkumar Varma, Kaarthik Koganti, Harsha Style, Robert W. Dufresne, Eric R. |
| contents | Soft solids and their surface deformations control the response of many natural and artificial systems. Yet, their underlying properties are vigorously debated, particularly for polymer networks. While molecular-scale theories predict no interfacial changes with macroscopic deformation, multiple experiments suggest otherwise. To settle this issue, we measure displacement fields near the interface of a silicone gel, in the limit of small deformations. We discover an unexpected multiscale response. The shear modulus decreases smoothly by half with 20 microns of the interface. At the same time we observe a surface excess elasticity, that depends on history and outer medium composition. These results reveal the fundamentally multiscale nature of polymeric surfaces, and call for further experimental and theoretical investigations into the basic understanding of soft solid interfaces |
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| spellingShingle | Unravelling the multiscale surface mechanics of soft solids Bain, Nicolas Wilen, Lawrence A. Gerber, Dominic Zu, Mengjie Goodrich, Carl P. Duraivel, Senthilkumar Varma, Kaarthik Koganti, Harsha Style, Robert W. Dufresne, Eric R. Soft Condensed Matter Soft solids and their surface deformations control the response of many natural and artificial systems. Yet, their underlying properties are vigorously debated, particularly for polymer networks. While molecular-scale theories predict no interfacial changes with macroscopic deformation, multiple experiments suggest otherwise. To settle this issue, we measure displacement fields near the interface of a silicone gel, in the limit of small deformations. We discover an unexpected multiscale response. The shear modulus decreases smoothly by half with 20 microns of the interface. At the same time we observe a surface excess elasticity, that depends on history and outer medium composition. These results reveal the fundamentally multiscale nature of polymeric surfaces, and call for further experimental and theoretical investigations into the basic understanding of soft solid interfaces |
| title | Unravelling the multiscale surface mechanics of soft solids |
| topic | Soft Condensed Matter |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.09158 |