Issue 22, 2010

Orientational ordering of buckling-induced microwrinkles on soft substrates

Abstract

Orientational order in buckling-induced microwrinkles of elastic membranes on soft substrates is investigated both theoretically and experimentally. Anisotropic orientational correlation in wrinkles induced by isotropic compression is characterized using an orientational order parameter, and is explained by an effective elastic free energy that suppresses Gaussian curvature. We find that orientationally correlated domains tend to extend in ± 45° directions from the local wrinkle orientation. Excellent agreement is obtained between numerical, theoretical, and experimental results.

Graphical abstract: Orientational ordering of buckling-induced microwrinkles on soft substrates

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
11 May 2010
Accepted
16 Jun 2010
First published
11 Aug 2010

Soft Matter, 2010,6, 5729-5735

Orientational ordering of buckling-induced microwrinkles on soft substrates

N. Uchida and T. Ohzono, Soft Matter, 2010, 6, 5729 DOI: 10.1039/C0SM00357C

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