Wetting: statics and dynamics Export

@article{citeulike:1232690, abstract = {The wetting of solids by liquids is connected to physical chemistry (wettability); to statistical physics (pinning of the contact line; wetting transitions; etc.); to long-range forces (van der Waals; double layers); and to fluid dynamics. The present review represents an attempt towards a unified picture with special emphasis on certain features of "dry spreading": (a) the final state of a spreading droplet need not be a monomolecular film; (b) the spreading drop is surrounded by a precursor film; where most of the available free energy is spent; and (c) polymer melts may slip on the solid and belong to a separate dynamical class; conceptually related to the spreading of superfluids.}, author = {de Gennes, P. G.}, citeulike-article-id = {1232690}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.57.827}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://link.aps.org/abstract/RMP/v57/i3/p827_1}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://link.aps.org/pdf/RMP/v57/i3/p827_1}, doi = {10.1103/RevModPhys.57.827}, journal = {Reviews of Modern Physics}, keywords = {contact-angle, review, wetting}, month = {Jul}, number = {3}, pages = {827--863}, posted-at = {2009-07-01 12:40:46}, priority = {2}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, title = {Wetting: statics and dynamics}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.57.827}, volume = {57}, year = {1985} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1232690 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1232690 N2 - The wetting of solids by liquids is connected to physical chemistry (wettability); to statistical physics (pinning of the contact line; wetting transitions; etc.); to long-range forces (van der Waals; double layers); and to fluid dynamics. The present review represents an attempt towards a unified picture with special emphasis on certain features of "dry spreading": (a) the final state of a spreading droplet need not be a monomolecular film; (b) the spreading drop is surrounded by a precursor film; where most of the available free energy is spent; and (c) polymer melts may slip on the solid and belong to a separate dynamical class; conceptually related to the spreading of superfluids. IS - 3 JF - Reviews of Modern Physics EP - 863 TI - Wetting: statics and dynamics PB - American Physical Society VL - 57 SP - 827 KW - contact-angle KW - review KW - wetting AU - de Gennes, PG PY - 1985/Jul// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.57.827 ER -