This reference/text offers a thorough discussion of applied surface dynamics in relation to contact angles and surface tensions, providing a rigorous foundation for the subject and detailed presentations of recent techniques. It examines the generalized theory of capillarity; the mechanics of axisymmetric multiphase systems; the thermodynamic status of contact angles and contact angle measurement; the determination of solid—liquid interfacial tensions; liquid surface tension and the wettability of solid particles; and more.

From the Preface: “This book consists of twelve chapters dealing with different aspects of surface science and its applications. While the chapters are free-standing, there is a logical progression: knowledge of previous chapters will enhance the understanding of subsequent chapters. Philosophically, the book is firmly anchored in Gibbsian thermodynamic thinking...”

Target Audience: Physical, surface, colloid, and industrial chemists; physicists; geologists; materials scientists; environmentalists; and upper-level students in these disciplines.

Table of Contents:

The Generalized Theory of Capillarity

Thermodynamics of Axisymmetric Capillary Systems

Thermodynamic Status of Contact Angles

Line Tension in Multiphase Equilibrium Systems

The Equation of State Approach to Interfacial Tensions

The Theory of Surface Tension Components and the Equation of State Approach

Theoretical Approaches for Estimating Solid—Liquid Interfacial Tensions

Contact Angle and Liquid Surface Tension Measurements: General Procedures and Techniques

Capillary Rise at a Vertical Plate as a Contact Angle Technique

Axisymmetric Drop Shape Analysis (ADSA)

Wettability and Surface Tension of Particles

Behavior of Particles at Solidification Fronts

Index