The Onset and Early Stages of Dynamic Wetting of Superspreading and Non-Superspreading Trisiloxane Surfactant Solutions on Hydrophobic Surfaces
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Onset of Spreading
3.2. Microscopic Contact Line Morphology
4. Conclusions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Bertola, V. The Onset and Early Stages of Dynamic Wetting of Superspreading and Non-Superspreading Trisiloxane Surfactant Solutions on Hydrophobic Surfaces. Colloids Interfaces 2024, 8, 5. https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids8010005
Bertola V. The Onset and Early Stages of Dynamic Wetting of Superspreading and Non-Superspreading Trisiloxane Surfactant Solutions on Hydrophobic Surfaces. Colloids and Interfaces. 2024; 8(1):5. https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids8010005
Chicago/Turabian StyleBertola, Volfango. 2024. "The Onset and Early Stages of Dynamic Wetting of Superspreading and Non-Superspreading Trisiloxane Surfactant Solutions on Hydrophobic Surfaces" Colloids and Interfaces 8, no. 1: 5. https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids8010005
APA StyleBertola, V. (2024). The Onset and Early Stages of Dynamic Wetting of Superspreading and Non-Superspreading Trisiloxane Surfactant Solutions on Hydrophobic Surfaces. Colloids and Interfaces, 8(1), 5. https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids8010005