Adhesion of microcapsules
arXiv:cond-mat/0606357 · doi:10.1021/la060803l
Abstract
The adhesion of microcapsules to an attractive contact potential is studied theoretically. The axisymmetric shape equations are solved numerically. Beyond a universal threshold strength of the potential, the contact radius increases like a square root of the strength. Scaling functions for the corresponding amplitudes are derived as a function of the elastic parameters.
4 pages, 4 figures