Regular Article

Controlling Marangoni-induced instabilities in spin-cast polymer films: How to prepare uniform films 90

Paul D. Fowler, Céline Ruscher, Joshua D. McGraw, James A. Forrest and Kari Dalnoki-Veress

Published online: 30 September 2016

DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2016-16090-9

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Regular Article

Hygroscopic study of hydroxypropylcellulose - Structure and strain-induced birefringence of capillary bridges 89

M. H. Godinho, P. Pieranski and P. Sotta

Published online: 29 September 2016

DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2016-16089-2

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Regular Article

Flexible helical yarn swimmers 87

A. P. Zakharov, A. M. Leshansky and L. M. Pismen

Published online: 27 September 2016

DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2016-16087-4

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Regular Article

Abrupt out-of-plane edge folding of a circular thin plate: Implication for a mature Victoria regia leaf 85

Pengfei Yang, Chen Zhang, Fei Dang, Yuan Yan, Yilun Liu and Xi Chen

Published online: 16 September 2016

DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2016-16085-6

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Regular Article

Retrieving the saddle-splay elastic constant K₂₄ of nematic liquid crystals from an algebraic approach 83

Sébastien Fumeron, Fernando Moraes and Erms Pereira

Published online: 06 September 2016

DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2016-16083-8

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