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Contact angle measurement and contact angle interpretation
Daniel Y. Kwok,A. W. Neumann +1 more
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In this paper, it is shown that the controversy with respect to measurement and interpretation of contact angles is due to the fact that some (or all) of the assumptions made in all energetic approaches are violated when contact angles are measured and processed.About:
This article is published in Advances in Colloid and Interface Science.The article was published on 1999-09-07. It has received 1281 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Contact angle & Surface tension.read more
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Estimation of the surface free energy of polymers
D. K. Owens,R. C. Wendt +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a method for measuring the surface energy of solids and for resolving surface energy into contributions from dispersion and dipole-hydrogen bonding forces has been developed based on the measurement of contact angles with water and methylene iodide.
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Surface energy and the contact of elastic solids
TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of surface energy on the contact between elastic solids is discussed and an analytical model for its effect upon the contact size and the force of adhesion between two lightly loaded spherical solid surfaces is presented.
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An Essay on the Cohesion of Fluids
TL;DR: In this article, it has been shown that for each combination of a solid and a fluid, there is an appropriate angle of contact between the surfaces of the fluid, exposed to the air, and to the solid.