Nanofluidics has emerged recently in the footsteps of microfluidics, following the quest for
scale reduction inherent to nanotechnologies. By definition, nanofluidics explores transport …

A general introduction to surface and interfacial forces, perfectly combining theoretical
concepts, experimental techniques and practical applications. In this completely updated …

Solvation force profiles for three room-temperature ionic liquids (ILs), ethylammonium nitrate
(EAN), propylammonium nitrate (PAN), and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate (C2mimAc) …

The surface interaction of two air-and water-stable ionic liquids (ILs), 1-ethyl-3-
methylimidazolium bis [(trifluoromethylsulfonyl] amide ([EMIm] TFSA) and 1-butyl-1 …

Mechanical properties of nanoconfined water layers are still poorly understood and continue
to create controversy, despite their importance for biology and nanotechnology. We report …

The interaction mechanism behind concrete damage induced by the combined effects of
freeze-thaw cycles and fatigue load (FTF) remains insufficiently understood. This study aims …

The viscous properties of nanoscopically confined water are important when hydrated
surfaces in close contact are sheared against each other. Numerous experiments have …

We present a method to determine the local surface charge of solid–liquid interfaces from
Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) measurements that takes into account shifts of the …

This article deals with the identification of solid-like properties measured at room
temperature at a sub-millimetre length scale in liquid water. At a macroscopic scale, normal …

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) force measurements have been used to study the solvate
ionic liquid (IL) double layer nanostructure at highly ordered pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) and …