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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Nature Publishing Group,
2011-05-24T14:07:58Z.
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