Use of the equilibrium contact angle as an index of contact surface cleanliness

Advancing contact angles formed by water and aqueous ethanol solutions were measured on both bare surfaces and film-covered surfaces of acrylic, glass, hydrophilic and hydrophobic silicon, polycarbonate, polyester, and stainless steel. Each bare surface was initially characterized with respect to it...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yang, Jianguo
Other Authors: McGuire, Joseph
Language:en_US
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1957/27098