Wetting dynamics and evaporation of sessile droplets on nano-porous alumina surfaces

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 432, Issue , 2013, Pages 71-81

  Singh, Sanchit K ^a   Khandekar, Sameer ^a   Pratap, Dheeraj ^a   Ramakrishna, S Anantha ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Droplet evaporation; Droplet spreading; Laser Confocal Microscopy; Nanostructured surfaces; Wetting transitions

Indexed keywords

BOROSILICATE GLASS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTACT ANGLE; DIFFUSION; EVAPORATION; LAPLACE EQUATION; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SUBSTRATES; VAPORS; VIDEO RECORDING; WETTING;

DROPLET EVAPORATION; DROPLET SPREADING; LASER CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; NANOSTRUCTURED SURFACE; WETTING TRANSITIONS;

DROPS;

ALCOHOL; ALUMINUM; GLASS; POLITEF;

ARTICLE; CONTACT ANGLE; DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENT; EVAPORATION; HUMIDITY; LIQUID; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SESSILE DROP; TEMPERATURE; TIME; WETTABILITY;

EID: 84878635769     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2013.04.070     Document Type: Article

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