@article{ISI:000229932600005,
 abstract = {With the help of simulations based on energy minimization, we have
studied the effect of roughness of a rigid contactor with sinusoidal and
step patterns on the adhesion- debonding cycle of a soft thin elastic
film. The surface instability engendered by attractive forces between
the contactor and the film produces a regularly spaced array of columns
in the bonding phase. The inter- column spacing is governed largely by
periodicity of the contactor pattern. Decreased periodicity of the
pattern favors intermittent collapse of columns rather than a continuous
peeling of contact zones. An increase in the amplitude of roughness
decreases the maximum force required for debonding and increases the
snap- off distance. The net effect results in a reduced work for
debonding. Introduction of noise and increased step- size in simulations
decreases the pull- off force and the snap-off distance, as in the case
of a smooth contactor. Finally the study reveals that a patterned
contactor can be used as a potential template in the patterning of soft
interfaces.},
 author = {Sarkar, J and Sharma, A and Shenoy, V},
 doi = {10.1080/00218460590944558},
 eissn = {1545-5823},
 issn = {0021-8464},
 journal = {JOURNAL OF ADHESION},
 month = {MAR-APR},
 number = {3-4},
 orcid-numbers = {Sharma, Ashutosh/0000-0002-2653-0806},
 pages = {271-295},
 researcherid-numbers = {Sharma, Ashutosh/D-1034-2011},
 times-cited = {19},
 title = {Adhesion and debonding of soft elastic films on rough and patterned
surfaces},
 unique-id = {ISI:000229932600005},
 volume = {81},
 year = {2005}
}