Liquid Mediated Adhesion of Ultra-Flat Solid Surfaces

1988 ◽  
Vol 119 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Matthewson ◽  
H. J. Mamin
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Liquid Film ◽  
Tangential Direction ◽  
Solid Surfaces ◽  
Loading Conditions ◽  
Flat Surfaces ◽  
Separation Rate ◽  
Capillary Condensate

AbstractThe presence of a liquid film between contacting ultra-flat surfaces can produce high levels of adhesion. The liquid film may be a pre-existing film of lubricant or may be a capillary condensate. This paper considers the meniscus and viscous components to the adhesion. Different regimes are identified which are distinguished by differing quantities of liquid in the gap between the surfaces. The role of surface roughness is also evaluated. The force required to separate the surfaces in the tangential direction is considered. The magnitude of this force is dependent not only on the adhesion but also on the separation rate and loading conditions.

scholarly journals Fluid contact angle on solid surfaces: Role of multiscale surface roughness

2015 ◽  
Vol 143 (13) ◽  
pp. 134705 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Bottiglione ◽  
G. Carbone ◽  
B. N. J. Persson
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Contact Angle ◽  
Solid Surfaces

Multiple interactions in riverine biofilms - surfactant adsorption, bacterial attachment and biodegradation

1995 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graham F. White
Keyword(s):  
Organic Pollutants ◽  
Bacterial Attachment ◽  
Solid Surfaces ◽  
Sediment Surface ◽  
Liquid Interfaces ◽  
Polluted Soils ◽  
Biofilm Bacteria ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Multiple Interactions

Many organic pollutants, especially synthetic surfactants, adsorb onto solid surfaces in natural and engineered aquatic environments. Biofilm bacteria on such surfaces make major contributions to microbial heterotrophic activity and biodegradation of organic pollutants. This paper reviews evidence for multiple interactions between surfactants, biodegradative bacteria, and sediment-liquid interfaces. Biodegradable surfactants e.g. SDS, added to a river-water microcosm were rapidly adsorb to sediment surface and stimulated the indigenous bacteria to attach to the sediment particles. Recalcitrant surfactants and non-surfactant organic nutrients did not stimulate attachment Attachment of bacteria was maximal when biodegradation was fastest, and was reversed when biodegradation was complete. Dodecanol, the primary product of SDS-biodegradation, markedly stimulated attachment. When SDS was added to suspensions containing sediment and either known degraders or known non-degraders, only the degraders became attached, and attachment accelerated surfactant biodegradation to dodecanol. These cyclical cooperative interactions have implications for the design of biodegradability-tests, the impact of surfactant adjuvants on biodegradability of herbicides/pesticides formulated with surfactants, and the role of surfactants used to accelerate bioremediation of hydrocarbon-polluted soils.

The role of surface roughness in the wettability and floatability of quartz particles

2020 ◽  
Vol 527 ◽  
pp. 146799 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhanglei Zhu ◽  
Wanzhong Yin ◽  
Donghui Wang ◽  
Haoran Sun ◽  
Keqiang Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness

Role of Rubber Stiffness and Surface Roughness in the Tribological Performance on Ice

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 295-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nihat A. Isitman ◽  
András Kriston ◽  
Tibor Fülöp
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Tribological Performance

Influence of surface roughness on the wetting angle

1995 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1984-1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
X.B. Zhou ◽  
J.Th.M. De Hosson
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Gaussian Distribution ◽  
Rough Surfaces ◽  
Contact Angles ◽  
Wetting Angle ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Solid Surfaces ◽  
Roughness Measurements

A this paper the influence of surface roughness on contact angles in the system of liquid Al wetting solid surfaces of Al2O3 has been studied. It was observed that contact angles of liquid Al vary significantly on different rough surfaces of Al2O3. A model is proposed to correlate contact angles with conventional roughness measurements and wavelengths by assuming a cosine profile of rough grooves with a Gaussian distribution of amplitudes. In comparison with the experimental results, the model provides a good estimate for describing the influence of surface roughness on contact angles of liquid Al on Al2O3.

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