Surface Wetting Characterization, Contact Angle, and Fundamentals /

• Main Authors: Law, Kock-Yee (Author), Zhao, Hong (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Materials science.; Fluids.; Surfaces (Physics).; Interfaces (Physical sciences).; Thin films.; Fluid mechanics.; Materials > Surfaces.; Materials Science.; Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.; Fluid- and Aerodynamics.; Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films.

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...