Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10378041 | Journal of Colloid and Interface Science | 2005 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) are deposited on glass microfibers. The vesicles adopt the classical “onduloidal” shape of liquid droplets on fibers. They spread by two simultaneous mechanisms: envelopment and emission of a precursor film. This film spreads faster than on a uniform plane surface and eventually stops, signaling the presence of defects on the rod. This fast spreading tenses the vesicles; transient pores open on the GUVs and the internal liquid leaks out. This process leads to a new technique for fiber coating.
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Authors
N. Borghi, K. Alias, P.-G. de Gennes, F. Brochard-Wyart,