Wetting and spreading

D Bonn, J Eggers, J Indekeu, J Meunier, E Rolley - Reviews of modern physics, 2009‏ - APS
Wetting phenomena are ubiquitous in nature and technology. A solid substrate exposed to
the environment is almost invariably covered by a layer of fluid material. In this review, the …

Long-scale evolution of thin liquid films

A Oron, SH Davis, SG Bankoff - Reviews of modern physics, 1997‏ - APS
Macroscopic thin liquid films are entities that are important in biophysics, physics, and
engineering, as well as in natural settings. They can be composed of common liquids such …

[کتاب][B] Capillarity and wetting phenomena: drops, bubbles, pearls, waves

PG De Gennes, F Brochard-Wyart, D Quéré - 2003‏ - books.google.com
As I glance out my window in the early morning, I can see beads of droplets gracing a spider
web. The film of dew that has settled on the threads is unstable and breaks up …

Dynamics and stability of thin liquid films

RV Craster, OK Matar - Reviews of modern physics, 2009‏ - APS
The dynamics and stability of thin liquid films have fascinated scientists over many decades:
the observations of regular wave patterns in film flows down a windowpane or along …

[کتاب][B] Statistical thermodynamics of surfaces, interfaces, and membranes

S Safran - 2018‏ - taylorfrancis.com
Understanding the structural and thermodynamic properties of surfaces, interfaces, and
membranes is important for both fundamental and practical reasons. Important applications …

Patterns and collective behavior in granular media: Theoretical concepts

IS Aranson, LS Tsimring - Reviews of modern physics, 2006‏ - APS
Granular materials are ubiquitous in our daily lives. While they have been the subject of
intensive engineering research for centuries, in the last two decades granular matter has …

Principles of microfluidic actuation by modulation of surface stresses

AA Darhuber, SM Troian - Annu. Rev. Fluid Mech., 2005‏ - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Development and optimization of multifunctional devices for fluidic manipulation of
films, drops, and bubbles require detailed understanding of interfacial phenomena and …

Unstable thin polymer films: rupture and dewetting processes

G Reiter - Langmuir, 1993‏ - ACS Publications
Thin films which are used in both technological appli-cations and scientific investigations are
getting progres-sively thinner. In most cases homogeneity, uniform thickness, and durability …

Fingering instability of thin spreading films driven by temperature gradients

AM Cazabat, F Heslot, SM Troian, P Carles - Nature, 1990‏ - nature.com
THE dynamics of spreading of thin liquid films are important to many technological and
biological processes, including tertiary oil recovery, coating processes, the formation and …

[کتاب][B] Gouttes, bulles, perles et ondes

PG De Gennes, F Brochard-Wyart, D Quéré - 2002‏ - researchgate.net
Les gouttes et les bulles sont des objets familiers qui posent nombre de questions, pour le
curieux comme pour l'industriel: pourquoi les petites gouttes restent-elles accrochées au …