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Fracture-induced formation of parallel silicone strips

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Yangjun Cai  and
Bi-min Zhang Newby
Bi-min Zhang Newby*
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3906
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: bimin@uakron.edu
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Abstract

This study reports the generation of periodic parallel silicone strips by simply peeling a silicone sheet, oxidized by UV/ozone, from its bonded substrate. This spontaneous formation of strips is initiated by a mixed mode of separation along the peeling direction and subsequent channeling of initiated cracks. The periodicity of the strips is tuned by the bending strain acting on the silicone sheet during peeling, and the regularity and the locus of failure are determined by the extent of oxidization.

Keywords

MicrostructureAdhesionFracture
Type
Materials Communications
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 25 , Issue 5 , May 2010 , pp. 803 - 809
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2010

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