Wetting: theory and experiments

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 Preface
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 Chapter 1: Wetting of Solid by Liquid: Dynamics and Statics
 1.1 The Origin of Flow during Wetting of Solids
 1.2 The Appearance of Dry Patches on a Wetted Wall
 1.3 Spreading Kinetics of Liquid Drops on Solids
 1.4 Concerning the Driving Force for Wetting
 1.5 Slip Velocity during Wetting of Solids
 1.6 On the No-Slip Boundary Condition of Hydrodynamics
 1.7 Dynamics of Partial Wetting
 1.8 Slip Velocity during the Flow of a Liquid over a Solid Surface 1.9 Sorption on Deformable Solids: Density Functional Theory ApproachChapter 2: Fluid in a Nanoslit: Symmetry Breaking
 2.1 Fluid Density Profile Transitions and Symmetry Breaking in a Closed Nanoslit
 2.2 Symmetry Breaking of the Fluid Density Profiles in Closed Nanoslits
 2.3 Effect of Fluid-Solid Interactions on Symmetry Breaking in Closed Nanoslits
 2.4 Two-Dimensional Symmetry Breaking of Fluid Density Distribution in Closed Nanoslits
 2.5 Symmetry Breaking in Binary Mixtures in Closed Nanoslits
 2.6 Symmetry Breaking of the Density Distribution of a Quantum Fluid in a Nanoslit 2.7 Symmetry Breaking in Confined FluidsChapter 3: Macroscopic Drop on a Solid Surface
 3.1 The Wetting Angle of Very Small and Large Drops
 3.2 On the Shape and Stability of a Drop on a Solid Surface
 3.3 Microcontact and Macrocontact Angles and the Drop Stability on a Bare Surface
 3.4 Microscopic Treatment of a Barrel Drop on Fibers and Nanofibers
 3.5 Cylindrical Droplet on Nanofibers: A Step toward the Clam-Shell Drop Description
 3.6 Microscopic Interpretation of the Dependence of the Contact Angle on Roughness 3.7 Nanodroplets on a Planar Solid Surface: Temperature, Pressure, and Size Dependence of Their Density and Contact Angles3.8 Dependence of the Macroscopic Contact Angle on the Liquid-Solid Interaction Parameters and Temperature
 Chapter 4: Nanodrops on the Solid Surface: Contact Angle, Sticking Force
 4.1 Simple Expression for the Dependence of the Nanodrop Contact Angle on Liquid-Solid Interactions and Temperature
 4.2 Universality in the Dependence of the Drop Contact Angle on Liquid-Solid Interactions and Temperature Obtained by the Density Functional Theory 4.3 Nanodrop of an Ising Magnetic Fluid on a Solid Surface4.4 Nanodrop on a Nanorough Solid Surface: Density Functional Theory Considerations
 4.5 Nanodrop on a Nanorough Hydrophilic Solid Surface: Contact Angle Dependence on the Size, Arrangement, and Composition of the Pillars
 4.6 Contact Angle of a Nanodrop on a Nanorough Solid Surface
 4.7 Contact Angles of Nanodrops on Chemically Rough Surfaces
 4.8 Nanodrop on a Smooth Solid Surface with Hidden Roughness: Density Functional Theory Considerations
 4.9 A Nanodrop on the Surface of a Lubricating Liquid Covering a Rough Solid Surface