ERC Consolidator Grant · 2024
Studying Threads Intricately Complex Hydrodynamics
When knitting meets fluid dynamics. Knitting generates fabrics by meticulously guiding yarn into interlocking loops and stitches. Inspired by the legacy of this ancient craft, we propose to study the formation and deformation of complex entangled assemblies “stitched” by the liquid rope coiling instability. We will study the periodic stichlike patterns forming when a viscous thread falls and buckles onto a moving substrate, such as the coils created when honey is poured onto toast. Here, we focus on the case of solidifying liquids that “freeze” the patterns formed by these flows into structured solids. In turn, these structures can be leveraged to achieve tunable mechanical properties. This…
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