Interpretation of elasticity of liquid marbles

• Liquid marbles are non-stick droplets covered with micro-scaled particles.
• Liquid marbles demonstrate quasi-elastic properties when pressed.
• The interpretation of the phenomenon of elasticity of liquid marbles is proposed.
• The growth in the surface in the course of deformation explains elastic properties of marbles.

Liquid marbles are non-stick droplets covered with micro-scaled particles. Liquid marbles demonstrate quasi-elastic properties when pressed. The interpretation of the phenomenon of elasticity of liquid marbles is proposed. The model considering the growth in the marble surface in the course of deformation under the conservation of marble’s volume explains semi-quantitatively the elastic properties of marbles in satisfactory agreement with the reported experimental data. The estimation of the effective Young modulus of marbles and its dependence on the marble volume are reported.

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