Calculation of spreading profiles for molecularly-thin films from surface energy gradients

DOI10.1016/S0377-0257(98)00167-0MaRDI QIDQ1818525zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors T. E. Karis, G. W. Tyndall

Publication date 4 January 2000

Published in Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/s0377-0257(98)00167-0

zbMATH Keywords

steep gradientone-dimensional diffusion equationmolecularly-thin liquidpolar end-group terminated perfluoropolyetherssub-monolayer thickness regimethickness-dependent diffusion coefficienttotal surface energy

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Non-Newtonian fluids (76A05) Diffusion (76R50) Thin fluid films (76A20)

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