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We introduce a novel technique for grabbing water with a flexible solid. This new passive pipetting mechanism was inspired by floating flowers and relies purely on the coupling of the elasticity of thin plates and the hydrodynamic forces at the liquid interface. Developing a theoretical model has enabled us to design petal-shaped objects with maximum grabbing capacity.
Type
research article
Authors
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Published in
Volume
6
Issue
22
Start page
5705
End page
5708
Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
Written at
OTHER
EPFL units
Available on Infoscience
January 18, 2018
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