Contact mechanics of a thin-walled capsule adhered onto a rigid planar substrate

被引:64
作者
Wan, KT [1 ]
Liu, KK
机构
[1] Virginia Tech, Dept Engn Sci & Mech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 USA
[2] Nanyang Technol Univ, Sch Mech & Prod Engn, Singapore 2263, Singapore
关键词
adhesion; osmosis; contact mechanics;
D O I
10.1007/BF02345154
中图分类号
TP39 [计算机的应用];
学科分类号
081203 ; 0835 ;
摘要
A thin-walled capsule, modelled as an incompressible liquid droplet contained in a thin flexible membrane, was allowed to adhere onto a rigid substrate. The contact mechanics were formulated, based on linear elasticity, to portray quantitatively the relationships between osmotic inflation, contact area and angle, membrane stretching and adhesion strength. The predicted results shed light on fundamental adhesive contact mechanics in a cell-substrate system.
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页码:605 / 608
页数:4
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