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Overcurvature induced multistability of linked conical frusta: how a ‘bendy straw’ holds its shape

2018; Royal Society of Chemistry; Volume: 14; Issue: 42 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1039/c8sm01355a

1744-6848

Nakul Bende, Tian Yu, Nicholas Corbin, Marcelo A. Dias, Christian D. Santangelo, James Hanna, Ryan C. Hayward,

Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies

We study the origins of multiple mechanically stable states exhibited by an elastic shell comprising multiple conical frusta, a geometry common to reconfigurable corrugated structures such as ‘bendy straws’.