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15 - General Engineering

University of Edinburgh (joint submission with Heriot-Watt University)

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Output 28 of 305 in the submission

Article title

Adsorption at the solid–liquid interface as the source of contact angle dependence on the curvature of the three-phase line

Type

D - Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.cis.2009.10.004

Title of journal

Advances in Colloid and Interface Science

Article number

Volume number

161

Issue number

1-2

First page of article

171

ISSN of journal

0001-8686

Year of publication

2010

URL

Number of additional authors

Additional information

Contrary to accepted wisdom, this paper demonstrates for the first time experimentally and theoretically that the equilibrium contact angle of liquids depends on pressure. Following this work our collaborator in Toronto secured grants from Schlumberger and NSERC (ref. RGPIN, 2011, charles.ward@utoronto.ca ) to explore the implications of this fundamental result on technologies used for oil extraction. This work also led to an RAEng Global Research Award (REF. 532MPC, PI Sefiane) at the University of Toronto with subsequent appointment as Adjunct Professor for the period 2008-14 and as consultant with HATCH Canada (Daniel Brosig, email available).

Interdisciplinary

Cross-referral requested

Research group

A - Manufacturing & Materials

Proposed double-weighted

Double-weighted statement

Reserve for a double-weighted output

Non-English

English abstract