Roughness effects on contact angle measurements

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1074-1077

  Ryan, Bernard J ^a   Poduska, Kristin M ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

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EID: 54149118571     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.2952446     Document Type: Article

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