A model for wetting and evaporation of a post-blink precorneal tear film

Mathematical Medicine and Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 211-225

  Winter, Katlyn N ^a   Anderson, Daniel M ^a   Braun, Richard J ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaporation; Tear film; Van der Waals; Wetting

Indexed keywords

FLUID DYNAMICS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES; WETTING;

ADSORBED FLUIDS; AQUEOUS LAYER; BREAK-UP TIME; EVAPORATION MODEL; FLUID LAYER; FLUID-DYNAMIC MODELS; PRECORNEAL TEAR FILM; REALISTIC MODEL; TEAR FILMS; VAN DER WAAL;

EVAPORATION;

EID: 77956249604     PISSN: 14778599     EISSN: 14778602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/imammb/dqp019     Document Type: Article

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