Super spreading of oil by condensed water drops

Soft Matter

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 431-435

  Chaudhury, Manoj K ^a   Chaudhury, Ankur ^b  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 29244490602     PISSN: 1744683X     EISSN: 17446848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b512045b     Document Type: Article

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