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Line tension and reduction of apparent contact angle associated with electric double layers

The line tension of an electrolyte wetting a non-polar substrate is computed analytically and numerically. The results show that, depending on the value of the apparent contact angle, positive or negative line tension values may be obtained. Furthermore, a significant difference between Young's...

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Published in:Physics of fluids (1994) 2014-08, Vol.26 (8)
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Fluid dynamics
Interface stability
Nanoparticles
Physics
Substrates
Wetting
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