Modern Approaches to Wettability: Theory and Applications

✍ Scribed by Robert J. Good, Carel J. van Oss (auth.), Malcolm E. Schrader, George I. Loeb (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1992
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 468
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Striking a balance between applied and theoretical research, this work details many of the uses of wettability and interprets experimental data from a variety of viewpoints, including the 'separation of forces' and the 'equation of state approaches.'

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xxv
The Modern Theory of Contact Angles and the Hydrogen Bond Components of Surface Energies....Pages 1-27
The Long-Range Attraction between Macroscopic Hydrophobic Surfaces....Pages 29-51
High- and Medium-Energy Surfaces: Ultrahigh Vacuum Approach....Pages 53-71
Determination of the Surface Energy of Solids by the Two-Liquid-Phase Method....Pages 73-100
The Equation of State Approach to Interfacial Tensions....Pages 101-142
Thermal Reconstruction of the Functionalized Interface of Polyethylene Carboxylic Acid and Its Derivatives....Pages 143-177
Block Copolymers and Hydrophilicity....Pages 179-212
Wettability and Bioadhesion in Ophthalmology....Pages 213-248
Wettability of Surfaces in the Oral Cavity....Pages 249-261
Wettability as a Surface Signal for Sessile Aquatic Organisms....Pages 263-278
Wettability of Clay Minerals....Pages 279-326
Penetration and Displacement in Capillary Systems....Pages 327-358
The Wetting Behavior of Fibers....Pages 359-373
Wettability Phenomena and Coatings....Pages 375-395
Spreading on Liquids: Effect of Surface Tension Sinks on the Behavior of Stagnant Liquid Layers....Pages 397-422
Nucleation on Smooth Surfaces....Pages 423-434
Back Matter....Pages 435-451

✦ Subjects

Physical Chemistry