Mechanical derivation of the Wenzel and Cassie equations using a statistical interpretation of drop dispensation

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 327, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 477-479

  Rodríguez Valverde, Miguel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contact angles; Heterogeneity; Mechanical equilibrium; Roughness; Wenzel Cassie equation

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRA; CONTACT ANGLE; FLUID MECHANICS; STATISTICAL METHODS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CONTACT ANGLES; HETEROGENEITY; MECHANICAL EQUILIBRIUM; ROUGHNESS; WENZEL-CASSIE EQUATION;

DROPS;

ARTICLE; ENERGY; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE TENSION; THERMODYNAMICS;

MODELS, CHEMICAL; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMICS; WETTABILITY;

EID: 53149103972     PISSN: 00219797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2008.08.048     Document Type: Article

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