Surface Wetting
Characterization, Contact Angle, and Fundamentals
Published on 25. November 2015
Book
Hardback
IX, 162 pages
978-3-319-25212-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book describes wetting fundamentals and reviews the standard protocol for contact angle measurements. The authors include a brief overview of applications of contact angle measurements in surface science and engineering. They also discuss recent advances and research trends in wetting fundamentals and include measurement techniques and data interpretation of contract angles.
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Edition
1st ed. 2016
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
61 s/w Abbildungen, 38 farbige Abbildungen
IX, 162 p. 99 illus., 38 illus. in color.
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
430 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-319-25212-4 (9783319252124)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-25214-8
Schweitzer Classification
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08/2016
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E-Book
11/2015
Springer
€106.99
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Persons
Dr. Kock-Yee Law is a researcher in nanotechnology and surface design with over 120 peer-reviewed publications and 105 granted US patents to date. Dr. Hong Zhao is an Assistant Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Engineering, Mechanical, and Nuclear Engineering.
Content
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.