Effect of Solvents on Interactions betwe
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Efrosini Kokkoli; Charles F. Zukoski
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Article
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1999
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Elsevier Science
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English
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An atomic force microscope was used to measure forces between self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of hexadecanethiol as a function of solvent type. Solvents alter interactions between surfaces by changing the wetting properties of the surface. Adhesive forces decrease with solvent dielectric constant a