Time-resolved, three-dimensional quantitative microscopy of a droplet spreading on solid substrates

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 208, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 148-152

  Be'er, A ^a   Lereah, Y ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Differential interference contrast; Liquid metal; Reactive wetting dynamics; Three dimensional microscopy; Time resolved microscopy

Indexed keywords

DROPS;

DIFFERENTIAL INTERFERENCE CONTRAST; DROPLET SPREADING; QUANTITATIVE MICROSCOPY; REACTIVE WETTING; REACTIVE-WETTING DYNAMIC; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MICROSCOPY; TIME RESOLVED MICROSCOPY; TIME-RESOLVED; WETTING DYNAMICS; WETTING REACTION;

WETTING;

MERCURY; SILVER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; DIFFERENTIAL INTERFERENCE CONTRAST LIGHT MICROSCOPY; FILM; MEASUREMENT; MICROSCOPE; MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TIME;

EID: 0036434347     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2002.01073.x     Document Type: Article

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