This volume documents the proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Contact Angle, Wettability and Adhesion, held in Newark, NJ June 21-23, 2000. Since the first symposium, held in 1992 (the proceedings of which are now out of print), there has been a great deal of new research devoted to wetting phenomena. The 33 papers included in this book represent a commentary on the current research and development in this field.

From the Preface: “...This symposium was organized with the following objectives in mind: to bring together the active researchers and practitioners in this field; to provide a forum for discussion of the latest R & D activities in this area; to provide an opportunity for cross-pollination of ideas; and to highlight/identify topics which needed a more thorough investigation and intensified research effort...”

Target Audience: Industrial researchers and technologists, academicians, and upper-level students interested in contact angles, wettability and adhesion.

Partial Table of Contents:

General Papers:

Role of the Water—Air Interface in Determining the Surface Tension of Aqueous Solutions of Sugars, Polysaccharides, Proteins and Surfactants

The Effect of the Acid—Base Chemistry of Lactose on Its Adhesion to Gelatin Capsules: Conclusions from Contact Angle Measurements and Other Surface Chemical Techniques

The Evaluation of Surface Free Energy of Polymers: The Role of Water Acid—Base Properties and the Measurement of an "Equilibrium" Contact Angle

Surface Properties of Fatty Amines as Revealed by Contact Angle, FTIR, and AFM Measurements

Tetralin and Ammonia Plasma Treatment of Ultra-High-Strength Polyethylene Fibers for Improved Adhesion to Epoxy Resin

Contact Angle Measurements: Determination and Solid Surface Free Energy:

Determination of Contact Angles in Different Size Pores in a Porous Material

Factors Influencing the Determination of Wood Contact Angles and Wettability — Extractives Contamination, Wicking, and Bulk Sorption Effects

Contact Angle Hysteresis Due to a Film Present Behind the Drop

Water Contact Angles and Hysteresis on Polyamides

Surface Free Energies of Cellulose Ether Films

Uncured Silicone Sealant Surface Energy as Determined by Contact Angle Measurements: A New Quantitative Tool for the Assessment of Sealant Ease of Use

Surface Free Energy and Surface Roughness Changes Produced by Irradiating Polymers with Ultraviolet—Ozone

Wetting and Spreading: Fundamental and Applied Aspects:

Dynamic Contact Line with Disjoining Pressure, Large Capillary Numbers, Large Angles and Pre-Wetted, Precursor, or Entrained Films

On the Effective Equation to Describe the Spreading of a Small Viscous Drop Over a Rough Surface

Wetting Behavior on a Solid Surface Contaminated with a Liquid Layer

Wetting and Dewetting Kinetics of Shear-Thinning Liquids

The Spreading of Alkyl Ketone Dimers (AKD) in Paper and on Smooth Hydrophilic Substrates

Wetting of Solids by Binary Surfactant Solutions: Synergistic Effect