Advances in Contact Angle, Wettability and Adhesion, Volume 1

Kashmiri Lal Mittal was employed by the IBM Corporation from 1972 through 1993. Currently, he is teaching and consulting worldwide in the broad areas of adhesion as well as surface cleaning. He has received numerous awards and honors including the title of doctor honoris causa from Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland. He is the editor of more than 110 books dealing with adhesion measurement, adhesion of polymeric coatings, polymer surfaces, adhesive joints, adhesion promoters, thin films, polyimides, surface modification, surface cleaning, and surfactants. Dr. Mittal is also the Founding Editor of the journal Reviews of Adhesion and Adhesives.

• Preface xviiAcknowledgements xxiPart 1: Fundamental Aspects 11 Correlation between Contact Line Pinning and Contact Angle Hysteresis on Heterogeneous Surfaces: A Review and Discussion 3Mohammad Amin Sarshar, Wei Xu, and Chang-Hwan Choi1.1 Introduction 31.2 Contact Line Pinning on Chemically Heterogeneous Flat Surfaces 41.3 Contact Line Pinning on Hydrophobic Structured Surfaces 71.4 Summary and Conclusion 142 Computational and Experimental Study of Contact Angle Hysteresis in Multiphase Systems 19Vahid Mortazavi, Vahid Hejazi, Roshan M D'Souza, and Michael Nosonovsky2.1 Introduction 192.2 Origins of the CA Hysteresis 242.3 Modeling Wetting/Dewetting in Multiphase Systems 272.4 Experimental Observations 302.5 Numerical Modeling of CA Hysteresis 352.6 Conclusions 443 Heterogeneous Nucleation on a Completely Wettable Substrate 49Masao Iwamatsu3.1 Introduction 493.2 Interface-Displacement Model 513.3 Nucleation on a Completely-Wettable Flat Substrate 543.4 Nucleation on a Completely-Wettable Spherical Substrate 653.5 Conclusion 694 Local Wetting at Contact Line on Textured Hydrophobic Surfaces 73Ri Li and Yanguang Shan4.1 Introduction 734.2 Static Contact Angle 764.3 Wetting of Single Texture Element 804.4 Summary 855 Fundamental Understanding of Drops Wettability Behavior Theoretically and Experimentally 87Hartmann E. N’guessan, Robert White, Aisha Leh, Arnab Baksi, and Rafael Tadmor5.1 Introduction 875.2 Discussion 905.3 Conclusion 936 Hierarchical Structures Obtained by Breath Figures Self-Assembly and Chemical Etching and their Wetting Properties 97Edward Bormashenko, Sagi Balter, Roman Grynyov, and Doron Aurbach6.1 Introduction 976.2 Materials and Methods 986.3 Results and Discussion 1006.4 Conclusions 1057 Computational Aspects of Self-Cleaning Surface Mechanisms 109Muhammad Osman, Raheel Rasool, and Roger A. Sauer7.1 Introduction 1097.2 Droplet Membrane 1117.3 Flow Model 1217.4 Results 1267.5 Summary 1298 Study of Material–Water Interactions Using the Wilhelmy Plate Method 131Eric Tomasetti, Sylvie Derclaye, Mary-Hélène Delvaux, and Paul G. Rouxhet8.1 Introduction 1328.2 Upgrading Wetting Curves 1338.3 Study of Surface-Oxidized Polyethylene 1368.4 Study of Amphiphilic UV-Cured Coatings 1438.5 Conclusion 1519 On the Utility of Imaginary Contact Angles in the Characterization of Wettability of Rough Medicinal Hydrophilic Titanium 155S. Lüers, C. Seitz, M. Laub, and H.P. Jennissen9.1 Introduction 1569.2 Theoretical Considerations 1569.3 Materials and Methods 1589.4 Results and Discussion 1619.5 Conclusion 17110 Determination of Surface Free Energy at the Nanoscale via Atomic Force Microscopy without Altering the Original Morphology 173L. Mazzola and A. Galderisi10.1 Introduction 17410.2 Materials and Methods 17510.3 Results and Discussion 18010.4 Conclusion 188Part 2: Superhydrophobic Surfaces 19111 Assessment Criteria for Superhydrophobic Surfaces with Stochastic Roughness 193Angela Duparré and Luisa Coriand11.1 Introduction 19311.2 Model and Experiments 19411.3 Results and Discussion 19711.4 Summary 20012 Nanostructured Lubricated Silver Flake/Polymer Composites Exhibiting Robust Superhydrophobicity 203Ilker S. Bayer, Luigi Martiradonna, and Athanassia Athanassiou12.1 Introduction 20412.2 Experimental 21012.3 Results and Discussion 21412.4 Conclusions 22013 Local Wetting Modifi cation on Carnauba Wax-Coated Hierarchical Surfaces by Infrared Laser Treatment 227Athanasios Milionis, Roberta Ruffi lli, Ilker S. Bayer, Lorenzo Dominici, Despina Fragouli, and Athanassia Athanassiou13.1 Introduction 22813.2 Experimental 22913.3 Results and Discussion 23113.4 Conclusions 238Part 3: Wettability Modifi cation 24314 Cold Radiofrequency Plasma Treatment Modifies Wettability and Germination Rate of Plant Seeds 245Edward Bormashenko, Roman Grynyov, Yelena Bormashenko, and Elyashiv Drori14.1 Introduction 24514.2 Experimental 24614.3 Results and Discussion 24814.4 Conclusions 25515 Controlling the Wettability of Acrylate Coatings with Photo-Induced Micro-Folding 259Thomas Bahners, Lutz Prager, and Jochen S. Gutmann15.1 Introduction 26015.2 The Process of Photo-induced Micro-folding 26415.3 Experimental 26515.4 Review of Results 26715.5 Summary 27416 Influence of Surface Densification of Wood on its Dynamic Wettability and Surface Free Energy 279M. Petric, A. Kutnar, L. Rautkari, K. Laine, and M. Hughes16.1 Introduction 28016.2 Experimental 28116.3 Results and Discussion 28416.4 Summary and Conclusions 29417 Contact Angle on Two Canadian Woods: Influence of Moisture Content and Plane of Section 297Fabio Tomczak and Bernard Riedl17.1 Introduction 29717.2 Materials and Experimental Procedures 30017.3 Results and Discussion 30217.4 Conclusions 30718 Plasma Deposition of ZnO Thin Film on Sugar Maple: The Effect on Contact Angle 311Fabio Tomczak, Bernard Riedl, and Pierre Blanchet18.1 Introduction 31218.2 Materials and Experimental Procedures 31318.3 Results and Discussion 31618.4 Conclusion 32519 Effect of Relative Humidity on Contact Angle and its Hysteresis on Phospholipid DPPC Bilayer Deposited on Glass 329Emil Chibowski, Konrad Terpilowski, and Lucyna Holysz19.1 Introduction 33019.2 Experimental 33119.3 Result and Discussion 33319.4 Conclusion 343Part 4: Wettability and Surface Free Energy 34720 Contact Angles and Surface Energy of Solids: Relevance and Limitations 349Paul G. Rouxhet20.1 Introduction 35020.2 Thermodynamic Background 35120.3 Determination of the Surface Energy of a Solid from Contact Angles 35420.4 Wettability and Surface Composition of Polypropylene Modifi ed by Oxidation 36420.5 Wettability and Surface Cleanliness of Inorganic Materials 36820.6 Conclusion 37121 Surface Free Energy and Wettability of Different Oil and Gas Reservoir Rocks 377Andrei S. Zelenev and Nathan Lett21.1 Introduction 37721.2 Experimental 37921.3 Results and Discussion 38121.4 Conclusions 38622 Influence of Surface Free Energy and Wettability on Friction Coefficient between Tire and Road Surface in Wet Conditions 389L. Mazzola, A. Galderisi, G. Fortunato, V. Ciaravola, and M. Giustiniano22.1 Introduction 39022.2 Theoretical Basis of the New Model 39122.3 Materials and Methods 39822.4 Results and Discussion 40222.5 Summary and Conclusions 408Acknowledgement 409References 409