The dynamics of spreading at the microscopic scale

Authors
Blake, TD Decamps, C De Coninck, J de Ruijter, M Voue, M
Citation
Td. Blake et al., The dynamics of spreading at the microscopic scale, COLL SURF A, 154(1-2), 1999, pp. 5-11
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Physical Chemistry/Chemical Physics
Journal title
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
ISSN journal
09277757 → ACNP
Volume
154
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
5 - 11
Database
ISI
SICI code
0927-7757(19990820)154:1-2<5:TDOSAT>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
It has been shown that the molecular dynamics technique allows for a very d etailed study of the dynamics of spreading at the microscopic scale for bot h complete and partial wetting regimes. In particular, we obtain non-monoto nic behavior for the equilibrium molecular jump frequency K-0 versus the am plitude of the liquid/solid interaction, stressing the importance of fricti onal processes between the liquid and solid in wetting phenomena. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.