Applied Surface Thermodynamics
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Summary
Offers a treatment of applied surface dynamics in relation to contact angles and surface tensions, providing a foundation for the subject and detailed presentations of recent techniques. The work supplies a theoretical framework for the study and measurement of surface tensions and contact angles, and acts as a day-to-day guide for laboratory practice.
Table of Contents
The generalized theory of capillarity; thermodynamics of axisymmetric capillary systems; thermodynamic status of contact angles; line tension in multiphase equilibrium systems; the equation of state approach to interfacial tensions; the theory of surface tension components and the equation of state approach; theoretical approaches for estimating solid-liquid interfacial tensions; contact angle and liquid surface tension measurements - general procedures and techniques; capillary rise at a vertical plate as a contact angle technique; axisymmetric drop shape analysis (ADSA); wettability and surface tension of particles; behaviour of particles at solidification fronts.
Editorial Reviews
". . .the values of this book are not only derived from the stand it takes, but also from the insight gathered upon reading. In that respect there is much to gain. For experimentalists it provides a thorough theoretical support. . .for the theoretician it gives insight into some recent experimental developments."
---Colloids and Surfaces
