Contact Angle, Wettability and Adhesion, Volume 5

by Mittal,Kash L.

• ISBN13: 9789004158641
• ISBN10: 9004158642
• eBook ISBN(s): 9789047429999
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2008-08-31
• Publisher: CRC Press
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Summary

This volume chronicles the proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Contact Angle, Wettability and Adhesion Toronto, Canada, June 2006. Wettability is of pivotal importance in many and varied arenas, ranging from mundane to micro-and nanofluidics to lithography to biomedical. It should be underscored that in the last years there has been burgeoning interest in replicating the so-called Lotus Leaf Effect to create superhydrophobic surfaces.This volume contains a total of 19 papers covering many facets of contact angle, wettability and adhesion. All manuscripts were rigorously peer-reviewed and revised and edited before inclusion in this book. Concomitantly, this volume represents an archival publication of the highest standard.This book (5th volume in the series) is divided into three parts: Part 1: Contact Angle Measurements and Solid Surface Free Energy; Part 2: Relevance of Wetting in Cleaning and Adhesion; Part 3: Superhydrophobic Surfaces.The topics covered include: Fundamental aspects of contact angle and its measurement; solidification contact angles of micro-droplets; microscopic wettability of wood call walls; dynamic vapor-liquid interfacial tension; surface free energy of polymeric materials; surface cleanliness evaluation from wettability measurements; wettability parameters affecting surface cleanability of stainless steel and textiles; wetting and adhesion in fibrous materials; wettability and adhesion of coatings; adhesion of hydrophobizing agents; modulation of surface properties of polymers; graft efficiency and adhesion; relevance of interfacial free energy in cell adhesion; various approaches to create superhydrophobic surfaces; adsorption of surfactants on hydrophobic and superhydrophobic surfaces.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Contact Angle Measurements and Solid Surface Free Energy
Effects of surface structure on the behavior of a heated contact line	p. 3
Apparent solidification contact angles of micro-droplets deposited on solid surfaces	p. 25
Microscopic wettability of softwood tracheid cell walls: Effects of wall sculpturing, sap solutes, and drying	p. 47
The effect of binary fatty acids systems on partitioning, IFT and wettability of calcite surfaces	p. 59
Mechanistic modeling of dynamic vapor-liquid interfacial tension in complex petroleum fluids	p. 73
Influence of ambient humidity on the apparent surface free energy of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)	p. 95
Relevance of Wetting in Cleaning and Adhesion
Wettability measurements and cleanliness evaluation without substantial cost	p. 115
Wettability parameters controlling the surface cleanability of stainless steel	p. 139
Functional topcoats on coated textiles for improved or self-attained cleanability	p. 153
Wetting and adhesion in fibrous materials: Stochastic modeling and simulation	p. 173
Adhesion of hydrophobizing agents: A comparison of values determined by contact angle and the JKR approaches	p. 191
Wettability aspects and the improvement of adhesion of UV curable powder coatings on polypropylene substrates	p. 207
Modulation of the surface properties of reactive polymers by photo-Fries rearrangement	p. 229
Effect of grafting efficiency on peel strength, contact angle, particle size and viscosity of butyl acrylate-PUD hybrid adhesives for plastic laminates	p. 239
Cell adhesion to polystyrene substrates: Relevance of interfacial free energy	p. 253
Superhydrophobic Surfaces
Superhydrophobic aluminum surfaces obtained by chemical etching	p. 271
Effect of temperature on superhydrophobic zinc oxide nanotowers	p. 279
Superhydrophobic properties of silver coated copper	p. 287
Surfactants adsorption at hydrophobic and superhydrophobic solid surfaces	p. 295
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