Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Mechanics of particle adhesion
  • The role of adhesion in the impact of elastic spheres
  • Surface roughness and its influence on particle adhesion using atomic force techniques
  • JKR-DMT transition in the presence of a liquid meniscus
  • Adhesion of charged particles
  • Adhesion and cohesion mechanisms of lunar dust on the moon's surface
  • The adhesion-induced deformation and the removal of submicrometer particles
  • X-ray evanescent wave-induced fluorescence study of adsorption of a sulfonated polystyrene ionomer from dimethyl sulfoxide to the solution/vapor interface
  • Surface modification of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibers by Y -radiation-induced grafting
  • Probing adhesion spectroscopically: rheo-photoacoustic FT-IR spectroscopy and work of adhesion
  • Formation of polyimide-Cu complexes: improvement of direct Cu-on-PI and Pl-on-Cu adhesion
  • Fracto-emission and electrical transients due to interfacial failure
  • Direct measurement of molecular level adhesion between poly(ethylene terephthalate) and polyethylene films: determination of surface and interfacial energies
  • Wetting hysteresis: effects due to shadowing
  • Interaction forces between hydrophobic mica surfaces
  • Cracks at adhesive interfaces
  • Relationship between adhesion and friction forces
  • Molecular dynamic modeling of interfacial energy