MIT mathematician Pedro Reis demonstrates the delamination that occurs when a surface is compressed: The tape detaches from the surface and forms blisters of uniform size and spacing. (Photo by Donna Coveney)

From:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Peeling Stickers May Lead To Stretchable Electronics; New Model Enables Precise Design Of Damage-resistant Materials." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 29 June 2009. <www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090615171614.htm>.

See the paper:
Dominic Vella, Jose Bico, Arezki Boudaoud, Benoit Roman and Pedro M. Reis, “The macroscopic delamination of thin films from elastic substrates”, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, Vol. 106(27), 2009, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0902160106

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