Surface and Interfacial Tension: Measurement, Theory, and Applications

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• Investigates curved interface thermodynamics in view of research on Helfrich curvature free energy
• Elucidates connections between surface tension gradients and drainage and collapse in gas-liquid foams
• Inspects foam stability in aqueous systems, including physicochemical processes in industry opposing the effect of stabilizing gradients
• Describes contact angle measurements for fibers, fabrics, and textiles
• Studies fiber wettability as a key factor in the processing and performance of textiles and polymer composite systems
• Observes the role of capillary action in composite manufacturing
• Analyzes bubble and drop behavior on solid surfaces vital to industrial equipment performance

  This edited volume offers complete coverage of the latest theoretical, experimental, and computer-based data as summarized by leading international researchers. It promotes full understanding of the physical phenomena and mechanisms at work in surface and interfacial tensions and gradients, their direct impact on interface shape and movement, and their significance to numerous applications. Assessing methods for the accurate measurement of surface tension, interfacial tension, and contact angles, Surface and Interfacial Tension presents modern simulations of complex interfacial motions, such as bubble motion in liquids, and authoritatively illuminates bubble nucleation and detachment.

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