A partially-wetting liquid can deform the underlying elastic substrate upon which it rests. My research project focuses on the development of theoretical models to describe the wetting forces imparted by the drop onto the solid substrate, particularly those at the contact-line, and also to rebuild the whole deformation 3D map of the substrate.
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