We describe two new shape operators that superimpose wrinkles on top of a smooth NURBS surface. Previous research studying wrinkles focused mostly on cloth modeling or in animations, which are driven more by visual realism, but allow large elastic deformations. Our operators generate wrinkle-shaped deformations in a region of a smooth surface along a given boundary based on a few basic parametr...

The concept of coherency loss is proposed to understand wrinkle branching as a pathway toward hierarchical wrinkling pattern formation in a compressed film-substrate system with gradient stiffness of the film or substrate. A simple model indicates that the wrinkle branching arises when the characteristic length of the stiffness inhomogeneity zone is larger than the coherency persistent length, ...

In this note we present global string solutions which are a generalization of the usual field theory global vortices when the kinetic term is DBI. Such vortices can result from the spontaneous symmetry breaking in the potential felt by a D3-brane. In a previous paper (hep-th/0706.0485), the DBI instanton solution was constructed which develops a ”wrinkle” for stringy heights of the potential. A...

Dielectric elastomer transducers are being developed for applications in stretchable electronics, tunable optics, biomedical devices, and soft machines. These transducers exhibit highly nonlinear electromechanical behavior: a dielectric membrane under voltage can formwrinkles, undergo snap-through instability, and suffer electrical breakdown. We investigate temporal evolution and instability by...

Wrinkle simulation with skin modeling and deformation are extremely important in enhancing the realism of human figure models. In this paper we present a model which simulates the skin deformation based on a biomechanic model and generates dynamic wrinkles rendered with texture image. The biomechanical model considers the skin as a membrane undergoing large deformations and puts the local coord...

A polymer film draping over a point of contact will wrinkle due to the strain imposed by the underlying substrate. The wrinkle wavelength is dictated by a balance of material properties and geometry; most directly the thickness of the draping film. At a critical strain, the stress in the film will localize, causing hundreds of wrinkles to collapse into several discrete folds. In this Letter, we...

Intake of oral supplements with the aim of a cutaneous antiaging effect are increasingly common. Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a promising candidate, as it is the key factor for preserving tissue hydration. In our practice study, we evaluated the effect of an oral HA preparation diluted in a cascade-fermented organic whole food concentrate supplemented with biotin, vitamin C, copper, and zinc (Regula...