Table of Contents

Part 1: Contact Angle Measurements and Solid Surface Free Energy
Effects of surface structure on the behavior of a heated contact line
M. Ojha, G. Dalakos, S. Panchamgam, P. C. Wayner Jr. and J. L. Plawsky
Apparent solidification contact angles of micro-droplets deposited on solid surfaces
Ri Li, N. Ashgriz, S. Chandra, J. R. Andrews and S. Drappel
Microscopic wettability of softwood tracheid cell walls: Effects of wall sculpturing, sap solutes, and drying
M. M. Kohonen
The effect of binary fatty acids systems on partitioning, IFT and wettability of calcite surfaces
O. Karoussi and A. A. Hamouda
Mechanistic modeling of dynamic vapor-liquid interfacial tension in complex petroleum fluids
S. C. Ayirala and D. N. Rao
Influence of ambient humidity on the apparent surface free energy of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)
L. Holysz, E. Chibowski and K. Terpilowski
Part 2: Relevance ofWetting in Cleaning and Adhesion
Wettability measurements and cleanliness evaluation without substantial cost
J. B. Durkee and A. Kuhn
Wettability parameters controlling the surface cleanability of stainless steel
L. Boulangé-Petermann, J.-C. Joud and B. Baroux
Functional topcoats on coated textiles for improved or self-attained cleanability
T. Bahners, L. Prager, B. Marquardt and E. Schollmeyer
Wetting and adhesion in fibrous materials: Stochastic modeling and simulation
W. Zhong, N. Pan and D. Lukas
Adhesion of hydrophobizing agents: A comparison of values determined by contact angle and the JKR approaches
J. Lindfors, J. Laine and P. Stenius
Wettability aspects and the improvement of adhesion of UV curable powder coatings on polypropylene substrates
M. Wouters and P. Castell Muixí
Modulation of the surface properties of reactive polymers by photo-Fries rearrangement
S. Temmel, T. Höfler and W. Kern
Effect of grafting efficiency on peel strength, contact angle, particle size and viscosity of butyl acrylate–PUD hybrid adhesives for plastic laminates
S. K. Patel, R. N. Jagtap and N. Khatik
Cell adhesion to polystyrene substrates: Relevance of interfacial free energy
A. Carré and V. Lacarrière
Part 3: Superhydrophobic Surfaces
Superhydrophobic aluminum surfaces obtained by chemical etching
D. K. Sarkar and M. Farzaneh
Effect of temperature on superhydrophobic zinc oxide nanotowers
N. Saleema, D. K. Sarkar and M. Farzaneh
Superhydrophobic properties of silver coated copper
A. Safaee, D. K. Sarkar and M. Farzaneh
Surfactants adsorption at hydrophobic and superhydrophobic solid surfaces
M. Ferrari

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Mittal, Kash L.

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...this volume represents the best you can get for your archive Revistas de Plásticos Modernos (nr. 630, December 2008)
....this book is of great interest and value, as wel for novices (as an introductory in this field) as for experienced scholars (as a contemporary summary).... Revistas de Plásticos Modernos (nr. 630, December 2008)