%0 Conference Paper %A Zheng, Zhong %A Fontelos, Marco %A Shin, S. %A Dallaston, Michael C. %A Tseluiko, Dmitri %A Kalliadasis, Serafim %A Stone, Howard %D 2016 %T Healing capillary films %U https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/conference_contribution/Healing_capillary_films/9376367 %2 https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/ndownloader/files/16987706 %K untagged %K Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified %X We investigate, by means of theoretical arguments, numerical simulation and numerics, the closing of a circular cavity (healing) in a thin liquid film. We assume that the process is dominated by capillary forces. The final stages of the evolution can be described by means of self-similar solutions to the problem. A comparison with experimental data is also presented. %I Loughborough University