First-order wetting transition at finite contact angle

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 051801/1-051801/5

  Leermakers, F A M ^a   Maas, J H ^a   Cohen Stuart, M A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; FREE ENERGY; FUNCTIONS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SURFACE PHENOMENA; SURFACE TENSION;

GRAFTING DENSITY; NORMALIZATION; POLYMER-VAPOR SYSTEM; WETTING TRANSITION;

WETTING;

ARTICLE;

EID: 41349091833     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.66.051801     Document Type: Article

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