Drop size dependence of contact angles on two fluoropolymers

Colloid and Polymer Science

Volumn 287, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1167-1173

  David, Robert ^a   Park, Michelle K ^a   Kalantarian, Ali ^a   Neumann, A Wilhelm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contact angles; Drop size dependence; Fluoropolymers; Line tension; Pseudo line tension

Indexed keywords

DROP SIZE; DROP SIZE DEPENDENCE; FLUOROPOLYMER; FLUOROPOLYMERS; LINE TENSION; LIQUID DROP; NEW STRATEGY; PSEUDO-LINE TENSION; SOLID SURFACE; SURFACE MODIFICATION; TEFLON AF; YOUNG'S EQUATION;

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; IMAGE SENSORS; PHOTORESISTS;

CONTACT ANGLE;

FLUOROPOLYMER; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; HYSTERESIS; LIQUID; MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID; VAPOR;

EID: 70349651860     PISSN: 0303402X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00396-009-2077-1     Document Type: Article

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