A three-dimensional phase diagram of growth-induced surface instabilities

A variety of fascinating morphological patterns arise on surfaces of growing, developing or aging tissues, organs and microorganism colonies. These patterns can be classified into creases, wrinkles, folds, period-doubles, ridges and delaminated-buckles according to their distinctive topographical ch...

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Main Authors: Wang, Qiming (Contributor), Zhao, Xuanhe (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group, 2015-03-11T15:28:40Z.
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