Selected values of interfacial energies

Selected values of the surface energies of liquids and solids were presented in Chapter 2. Table 3.2 presents selected values of interfacial energies involving solids and liquids. 

In this chapter the phenomenon of wetting has been described. The fundamental equations have been developed for the case of non-reactive wetting on ideal perfectly smooth surfaces. The complications introduced by non-ideal surfaces, including rough surfaces and heterogeneous surfaces have been described. Finally, the effects of reactive wetting have been introduced. 

Growth Processes Based on Capillarity, ed., T. Duffar (Chichester John Wiley Sons, 2010), Chapter 1, pp. 1 9. 

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Table 3.2 Selected values of interfacial energies for solid/liquid and solid/solid interfaces...

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