Measurement of Surface Forces

Abstract

The surface forces apparatus (SFA) described in this chapter is an experimental system for measuring the nature and magnitude of interactions between two surfaces separated by a fluid medium. Applications of the SFA in investigations of polymer structure, solvent ordering at metal and insulator interfaces, hydrodynamic flow in pores, and electrostatic and van der Woods forces (DLVO theory), are described. (jhd)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 16, 1990
Accession Number
ADA229775

Entities

People

  • Christopher P. Smith
  • Henry S. White
  • Shelly R. Snyder

Organizations

  • University of Minnesota

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Equations
  • Films
  • Geometry
  • Hydrophobic Properties
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Microscopes
  • Polymeric Films
  • Polymers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene