Faceting and Shape Transitions in Liquid Droplets
The classical liquid droplets are rounded. Yet, we have recently discovered series of unique temperature-driven shape transitions, where the droplets adopt fascinating faceted shapes, while still remaining liquid.
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References for additional information:
1. How faceted liquid droplets grow tails. S. Guttman, Z. Sapir, M. Schultz, A. V. Butenko, B. M. Ocko, M. Deutsch, and E. Sloutskin, PNAS 113, 493 (2016). Supporting video1 Supporting video2 Supporting video3 Supporting video4 Supporting video5 2. From faceted vesicles to liquid icoshedra: Where topology and crystallography meet. S. Guttman, B. M. Ocko, M. Deutsch, and E. Sloutskin, Curr. Opin. Colloid Interface Sci. 22, 35 (2016). 3. Temperature-tuned faceting and shape-changes in liquid alkane droplets. S. Guttman, Z. Sapir, B. M. Ocko, M. Deutsch, and E. Sloutskin, Langmuir 33, 1305 (2017)