Abstract: Adhesion between a solid sphere and a thin film is a common but crucial issue in the study of biological membranes and two-dimensional materials. To supplement quantitative knowledge of membrane adhesion, this work addresses ...

Abstract: Owing to the significant effects of adhesive force and surface/membrane tension, the classical contact models often fail to describe the indentation responses of soft materials and biological systems. This work addresses ...

Abstract: Materials and structures with tunable mechanical properties are essential for numerous applications. However, constructing such structures poses a great challenge since it is normally very complicated to change the properties ...

Abstract: The oscillatory indentation has become an attractive approach to characterizing the viscoelastic properties of soft biological solids. However, the influences of surface tension on oscillatory responses are ignored, which ...