Superspreading - 20years of physicochemical research

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 335-343

  Venzmer, Joachim ^a  

^a EVONIK INDUSTRIES AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mechanism; Superspreading; Superwetting; Trisiloxane surfactant

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FIELD; DILUTE SOLUTION; FASCINATING PHENOMENA; HYDROPHOBIC SUBSTRATE; INTERFACE SCIENCE; MODE OF ACTION; SUPERSPREADING; SUPERWETTING; THEORETICAL POINTS; TRISILOXANE; TRISILOXANE SURFACTANT;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; SURFACTANT; TRISILOXANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIFFUSION; EVAPORATION; FILM; HYDROPHOBICITY; KINETICS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; SIMULATION; SURFACE TENSION; WETTABILITY;

EID: 79960699753     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: 18790399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2010.11.006     Document Type: Review

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