Surface forces and surface interactions

Surface energy and the contact of elastic solids

Kenneth L. Johnson, Kevin Kendall, A. D. Roberts · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences · 1971 · 7.9K citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Science, Physics +17

Effect of contact deformations on the adhesion of particles

B.V. Derjaguin, Veronika Müller, Yu. P. Toporov · Journal of Colloid and Interface Science · 1975 · 4.5K citations

Engineering, Materials Science, Physics +12

The London—van der Waals attraction between spherical particles

H. C. Hamaker · Physica · 1937 · 3.9K citations

Natural Sciences, Physics, Condensed Matter Physics +13

The effect of surface roughness on the adhesion of elastic solids

K. N. G. Fuller, David Tabor · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences · 1975 · 969 citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Science, Mechanical Behavior Of Materials +13

The direct measurement of normal and retarded van der Waals forces

David Tabor, R.H.S. Winterton · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences · 1969 · 782 citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Science, Physics +16