Exact derivation of the modified Young equation for partial wetting
- 17 July 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 63 (3), 275-278
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.63.275
Abstract
We examine a planar wetting model which exhibits a sessile drop and microscopic droplets. The contact angle of the sessile drop obeys the modified Young equation. The microscopic droplets diverge in size and the contact angle vanishes at a single wetting temperature.Keywords
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