Droplet on a fiber: geometrical shape and contact angle
β Scribed by X. -F. Wu; Y. A. Dzenis
- Publisher
- Springer Vienna
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 287 KB
- Volume
- 185
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-5970
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