Theoretical study of the three-phase contact line and its tension in adsorbed colloid-polymer mixtures

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 128, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Vandecan, Yves ^a   Indekeu, Joseph O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; COLLOIDS; FREE ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE BEHAVIOR; WETTING;

INTERFACE POTENTIAL; MOLECULAR FLUIDS; OPTICAL MATCHING; WETTING TRANSITION;

POLYMERS;

EID: 40849131152     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2838183     Document Type: Article

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