In thermodynamic equilibrium, the contact angle is related by Young's equation to the
interfacial energies. Unfortunately, it is practically impossible to measure the equilibrium …

The timely arrival of novel materials plays a key role in bringing advances to society, as the
pace at which major technological breakthroughs take place is usually dictated by the …

Dynamic wetting is a ubiquitous phenomenon and frequently observed in our daily life, as
exemplified by the famous lotus effect. It is also an interfacial process of upmost importance …

By taking into account the inhomogeneity introduced by the presence of a solid boundary,
slip-flow theory extends the range of applicability of the venerable Navier–Stokes …

It is a well-known fact that incorporating a slip boundary into the contact surfaces improves
bearing performance significantly. Regrettably, no research into the effect of slip on the …

Droplet dynamics on a solid substrate is significantly influenced by surfactants. It remains a
challenging task to model and simulate the moving contact line dynamics with soluble …

This work presents an experimental study of dynamic contact angle hysteresis using liquid
bridges under cyclic compression and stretching between two identical plates. Under …

An important reason for the century-long debate concerning wetting dynamics is the lack of
decisive information about the contact line. The contact line cannot be treated as a …

Despite the key to the adhesion between polymers and a plethora of materials, our
understanding of reactive wetting is still rudimentary. In the present work, we report the …

Hypothesis Molecular dynamics (MD) may be used to investigate the velocity dependence of
both the microscopic and apparent dynamic contact angles (θ m and θ app). Methods We …