Determination of the glass transition temperature at polymer surfaces from the temperature dependence of wetting

Estimation of the surface free energy of polymers

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Contact angles

A. B. D. Cassie · Discussions of the Faraday Society · 1948 · 1.7K citations

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Contact Angle Hysteresis. III. Study of an Idealized Heterogeneous Surface

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A THEORY FOR ESTIMATION OF SURFACE AND INTERFACIAL ENERGIES. III. ESTIMATION OF SURFACE ENERGIES OF SOLIDS FROM CONTACT ANGLE DATA

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Contact angles and their temperature dependence: thermodynamic status, measurement, interpretation and application

A. W. Neumann · Advances in Colloid and Interface Science · 1974 · 476 citations

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