Direct measurement of surface forces between sapphire crystals in aqueous solutions

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

Measurement of forces between two mica surfaces in aqueous electrolyte solutions in the range 0–100 nm

Jacob N. Israelachvili, Gayle E. Adams · Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions 1 Physical Chemistry in Condensed Phases · 1978 · 1.8K citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Materials Science +17

DLVO and hydration forces between mica surfaces in Li+, Na+, K+, and Cs+ electrolyte solutions: A correlation of double-layer and hydration forces with surface cation exchange properties

Richard M. Pashley · Journal of Colloid and Interface Science · 1981 · 958 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Materials Science +17

The calculation of hamaker constants from liftshitz theory with applications to wetting phenomena

D.B. Hough, Lee R. White · Advances in Colloid and Interface Science · 1980 · 796 citations

Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Physics +12