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Research paper thumbnail of Measurement of Lateral Adhesion Forces at the Interface between a Liquid Drop and a Substrate

Physical Review Letters, 2009

A novel instrument allows for the first time measurements of the lateral adhesion forces at a sol... more A novel instrument allows for the first time measurements of the lateral adhesion forces at a solid-liquid interface, f k , in a way that is decoupled from the normal forces, f ?. We use it to measure how f k between a drop and a surface is influenced by different f ? and different histories of drop resting periods on the surface prior to sliding, t rest. The variation of f k with t rest is similar for different f ? and always plateaus as t rest ! 1. We show that the f k plateau value is higher when f ? is lower. This seemingly counterintuitive result is in agreement with recent theories.

Research paper thumbnail of Measurement of Lateral Adhesion Forces at the Interface between a Liquid Drop and a Substrate

Physical Review Letters, 2009

A novel instrument allows for the first time measurements of the lateral adhesion forces at a sol... more A novel instrument allows for the first time measurements of the lateral adhesion forces at a solid-liquid interface, f k , in a way that is decoupled from the normal forces, f ?. We use it to measure how f k between a drop and a surface is influenced by different f ? and different histories of drop resting periods on the surface prior to sliding, t rest. The variation of f k with t rest is similar for different f ? and always plateaus as t rest ! 1. We show that the f k plateau value is higher when f ? is lower. This seemingly counterintuitive result is in agreement with recent theories.

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