2006/01/01 by Arthur A. Evans, Eric Lauga, Mónica Fernández Amador · 1 citation
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paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physreve.79.066116
published as Phys. Rev. E (2009) 79, 066116
openalex publication_date 2006/01/01 · arxiv created 2009/05/31 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/04/28
Intermolecular forces are known to precipitate adhesion events between solid bodies. Inspired by a macroscale experiment showing the hysteretic adhesion of a piece of flexible tape over a plastic substrate, we develop here a model of far-field dry adhesion between two flexible sheets interacting via a power-law potential. We show that phase transitions from unadhered to adhered states occur as dictated by a dimensionless bending parameter representing the ratio of interaction strength to bending stiffness. The order of the adhesion transitions, as well as their hysteretic nature, is shown to depend on the form of the interaction potential between the flexible sheets. When three or more sheets interact, additional geometrical considerations determine the hierarchical or sequential nature of the adhesion transitions.