Formation of beads-on-a-string structures during break-up of viscoelastic filaments

Break-up of viscoelastic filaments is pervasive in both nature and technology. If a filament is formed by placing a drop of saliva between a thumb and forefinger and is stretched, the filament's morphology close to break-up corresponds to beads of several sizes interconnected by slender threads...

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Main Authors: Bhat, Pardeep P. (Author), Appathurai, Santosh (Author), Harris, Michael T. (Author), Pasquali, Matteo (Author), McKinley, Gareth H. (Contributor), Basaran, Osman A. (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group, 2011-05-24T14:07:58Z.
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