inducing localized wrinkling of the stiff thin film on SMPs. The patterns show good sinusoidal profiles, with the wrinkling wavelength and amplitude decreasing gradually with the distance from the ...

In previous studies of thin film wrinkling on soft substrates, the mechanics models usually assume plane-strain deformation, which was found to disagree with experimental observations for narrow thin ...

A new study led by Rice University materials scientist Lane Martin sheds light on how the extreme miniaturization of thin ...