Solid-Liquid Work of Adhesion

Rafael Tadmor, Ratul Das, Semih Gulec, Jie Liu, Hartmann E. N’guessan, Meet Shah, Priyanka S Wasnik, Sakshi B. Yadav

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Abstract

We establish a tool for direct measurements of the work needed to separate a liquid from a solid. This method mimics a pendant drop that is subjected to a gravitational force that is slowly increasing until the solid-liquid contact area starts to shrink spontaneously. The work of separation is then calculated in analogy to Tate’s law. The values obtained for the work of separation are independent of drop size and are in agreement with Dupré’s theory, showing that they are equal to the work of adhesion.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3594-3600
Number of pages7
JournalLangmuir
Volume33
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - 18 Apr 2017

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Surfaces and Interfaces
  • Spectroscopy
  • Electrochemistry

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