This paper deals with the recent phenomenological model of the motion of nanoscopic
objects (colloidal particles, proteins, nanoparticles, molecules) in complex liquids. We …

From a physical perspective, nanofluidics represents an extremely rich domain. It hosts
many mechanisms acting on the nanoscale, which combine together or interact with the …

The slipperiness of ice is an everyday-life phenomenon, which, surprisingly, remains
controversial despite a long scientific history. The very small friction measured on ice is …

Using a dynamic surface force apparatus (SFA), we demonstrate that the notion of slip
length used to describe the boundary flow of simple liquids is not appropriate for viscoelastic …

We explore the flow of highly shear thinning polymer solutions in straight geometry. The
strong variations of the normal forces close to the wall give rise to an elastic instability. We …

When a macroscopic droplet spreads, a thin precursor film of liquid moves ahead of the
advancing liquid-solid-vapor contact line. Whereas this phenomenon has been explored …

If a thin liquid film is not stable, different rupture mechanisms can be observed causing
characteristic film morphologies: spinodal dewetting and dewetting by nucleation of holes …

Understanding the relationship between the material structural details, the geometrical
confining constraints, the local dynamical events and the global rheological response is at …

Classical hydrodynamic models predict that infinite work is required to move a three-phase
contact line, defined here as the line where a liquid/vapor interface intersects a solid surface …

Understanding confined flows of complex fluids requires simultaneous access to the
mechanical behaviour of the liquid and the boundary condition at the interfaces. Here, we …