Wetting, unbinding, and ultralow tensions in amphiphilic systems

Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft/Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 272-278

  Schick, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Interfaces; Surface Tension; Wetting

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646939568     PISSN: 0940483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bbpc.19961000313     Document Type: Article

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