Probing the effect of superplasticizer adsorption on the surface forces using the colloidal probe AFM technique

Direct measurement of colloidal forces using an atomic force microscope

William A. Ducker, Tim J. Senden, Richard M. Pashley · Nature · 1991 · 2K citations

Materials Science, Colloidal Material, Physics +8

A nondestructive method for determining the spring constant of cantilevers for scanning force microscopy

J. P. Cleveland, S. Manne, Dan Bocek et al. · Review of Scientific Instruments · 1993 · 1.6K citations

Engineering, Multiscale Mechanics, Micromechanics +22

The role of steric repulsive force in the dispersion of cement particles in fresh paste prepared with organic admixture

Hiroshi Uchikawa, Shunsuke Hanehara, Daisuke Sawaki · Cement and Concrete Research · 1997 · 495 citations

Steric Repulsive Force, Materials Science, Cementation +7

Self-compacting concrete. Development, present use and future

Hironori Okamura, Masahiro Ouchi · 1999 · 249 citations

Engineering, Cement-based Construction Material, Self-compacting Concrete +11

Steric and Bridging Forces between Surfaces Bearing Adsorbed Polymer: An Atomic Force Microscopy Study

Simon Biggs · Langmuir · 1995 · 228 citations

Engineering, Altmetric Attention Score, Bibliometrics +18