Torsional fracture of viscoelastic liquid bridges [Engineering]

Short liquid bridges are stable under the action of surface tension. In applications like electronic packaging, food engineering, and additive manufacturing, this poses challenges to the clean and fast dispensing of viscoelastic fluids. Here, we investigate how viscoelastic liquid bridges can be destabilized by torsion. By combining high-speed imaging and...

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - June 11, 2021 Category: Science Authors: San To Chan, Frank P. A. van Berlo, Hammad A. Faizi, Atsushi Matsumoto, Simon J. Haward, Patrick D. Anderson, Amy Q. Shen Tags: Engineering Physical Sciences Source Type: research