Contact Angle, Wettability and Adhesion, Volume 2

Contents:

Preface

PART 1: GENERAL PAPERS

Role of the water-air interface in determining the surface tension of aqueous solutions of sugars, polysaccharides, proteins and surfactants
C.J. van Oss, A. Docoslis and R.F. Giese

The effect of the acid-base chemistry of lactose on its adhesion to gelatin capsules: Conclusions from contact angle measurements and other surface chemical techniques
F.M. Etzler, R. Deanne, T. Burk, T. Ibrahim, G. Willing and R.D. Neuman

The evaluation of surface free energy of polymers: The role of water acid-base properties and the measurement of an ``equilibrium'' contact angle
C. Della Volpe, D. Maniglio and S. Siboni

Hydrophobic mechanochemical treatment of metallic surfaces
V. Roucoules, B. Bouali, H. Zahouani, T.G. Mathia and P. Lanteri

Surface rearrangements of polymeric materials containing fluorinated chains as studied by contact angle and other methods
R. Bongiovanni, V. Lombardi and A. Priola

Surface properties of fatty amines as revealed by contact angle, FTIR, and AFM measurements
S. Wisniewska, J. Nalaskowski and J.D. Miller

Modification of E-glass fibre surfaces with aqueous, non-ionic silane solutions
A.E.E. Norström, H. Watson, P.M. Idman, J. Nourtila-Jokinen and J.B. Rosenholm

Tetralin and ammonia plasma treatment of ultra-high-strength polyethylene fibers for improved adhesion to epoxy resin
S.Nam and A.N. Netravali

PART 2: CONTACT ANGLE MEASUREMENTS/DETERMINATION AND SOLID SURFACE FREE ENERGY

Determination of contact angles in different size pores in a porous material
I. Tyomkin

Contact angles on heterogeneous coal surface: The effect of mineral matter
A. Gosiewska, J. Drelich, M. Pawlik, J. Laskowski and T. Eisele

Microsphere tensiometry to determine contact angles on individual particles
H.-J. Butt, S. Ecke, L.O. Heim, K. Heiskanen, M. Preuss, R. Raiteri, N. Schreithofer, O.I. Vinogradova and G.E. Yakubov

Factors influencing the determination of wood contact angles and wettability - extractives contamination, wicking, and bulk sorption effects
M.E.P. Wålinder and D.J. Gardner

A study of contat angles on optoelectronic materials
R. Vera-Graziano, F.R. Torres and A. Ordóñez-Medrano

Contact angle relaxation for ethoxylated alcohol solutions on hydrophobic surfaces
J. Drelich, R. Zahn, J.D. Miller and J.K. Borchardt

Contact angle hysteresis due to a film present behind the drop
E. Chibowski

Water contact angles and hysteresis on polyamides
C.W. Extrand

Surface free energies of cellulose ether films
P.E. Luner and E. Oh

Uncured silicone sealant surface energy as determined by contact angle measurements: A new quantitative tool for the assessment of sealant ease of use
S. Springael and F. De Buyl

Surface energy and surface roughness changes produced by irradiating polymers with ultraviolet-ozone
A.B. Ponter, K.R. Jinna, M. Asapu and W.R. Jones, Jr.

PART 3: WETTING AND SPREADING: FUNDAMENTAL AND APPLIED ASPECTS

Dynamic contact line with disjoining pressure, large capillary numbers, large angles and pre-wetted, precursor or entrained films
G.J. Hirasaki and S.Y. Yang

Determination of contact line tension from nanoscale liquid surface topographies
T. Pompe, A. Fery and S. Herminghaus

On the effective equation to describe the spreading of a small viscous drop over a rough surface
V. Roucoules, T. Clopeau, F. Lanteri and A. Mikelic

Wetting behavior on a solid surface contaminated with a liquid layer
M.E.R. Shanahan

Wetting and dewetting kinetics of shear-thinning liquids
A. Carré

Evaluation of wetting properties of powders from low pressure gas adsorption experiments
F. Villiéras, M. Chamerois, F. Bardot and L.J. Michot

The spreading of alkyl ketene dimers (AKD) in paper and on smooth hydrophilic substrates
W. Shen, I.H. Parker, N. Brack and P.J. Pigram

The wetting properties of human skin
A. Mavon

Wetting of solids by binary surfactant solutions: Synergistic effect
Yu.G. Bogdanova, V.D. Dolzhikova and B.D. Summ

Measurement of droplet deposition on fibers
G. McHale, B.J. Carroll, N.T. Pham, M.I. Newton and S.M. Rowan

Electrowetting on silicon single-crystal substrates
D. Kamiya and M. Horie

Specific characteristics of wetting and spreading at high temperatures
N. Eustathopoulos and B. Drevet

Wettability and adhesion of bilayer-forming lipids onto polymeric films
D.F.S. Petri, E.M.A. Pereira and A.M. Carmona-Ribeiro

Effect of electrical potential on adhesion, spreading and detachment of organic droplets at an aqueous electrolyte/metal interface
N. Ivosevic and V. Zutic

2002; x pages
ISBN 90-6764-370-X
Price: EUR 217/US$ 252