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Surface Wetting Characterization, Contact Angle, and Fundamentals

This book describes key basic concepts in surface and clarifies fundamental issues that lead to misconceptions in wetting and contact angle interpretation. A set of contact angle measurement protocols is summarized and may be served as guidelines for future standardization in this field. The authors...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Law, Kock-Yee, Zhao, Hong (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2016, 2016
Edition:1st ed. 2016
Subjects:
Materials—surfaces
Fluid Mechanics
Thin Films
Interfaces (physical Sciences)
Engineering Fluid Dynamics
Surface And Interface Science, Thin Films
Surfaces And Interfaces, Thin Films
Fluids
Fluid- And Aerodynamics
Surfaces (physics)
Online Access:
Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1.Background
  • 2.Contact Angle Measurements and Surface Characterization Techniques
  • 3.Wetting on Flat and Smooth Surfaces
  • 4.Wetting on Rough Surfaces
  • 5.What Do Contact Angles Measure?
  • 6.Terminologies and Definitions
  • 7 Determination of Solid Surface Tension by Contact Angle
  • 8 Summary and Final Remarks

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