Surface nanobubbles are nanoscopic gaseous domains on immersed substrates which can
survive for days. They were first speculated to exist about 20 years ago, based on stepwise …

Nanobubbles, whose existence on hydrophobic surfaces immersed in water has previously
been inferred from measurements of long-ranged attractions between such surfaces, are …

Abstract The observation by Atomic Force Microscopy of a range of nanophases on
hydrophobic surfaces poses some challenging questions, not only related to the stability of …

Previous AFM experiments on surface nanobubbles have suggested an anomalously large
contact angle θ of the bubbles (typically∼ 160° measured through the water) and a possible …

Interfaces between aqueous solutions and hydrophobic solid surfaces are important in
various areas of science and technology. Many researchers have found that forces between …

Recent experiments have convincingly demonstrated the existence of surface nanobubbles
on submerged hydrophobic surfaces. However, classical theory dictates that small gaseous …

Surface nanobubbles are experimentally known to survive for days at hydrophobic surfaces
immersed in gas-oversaturated water. This is different from bulk nanobubbles, which are …

We present a theoretical model for the experimentally found but counterintuitive
exceptionally long lifetime of surface nanobubbles. We can explain why, under normal …

The aim of this paper is to quantitatively characterize the appearance, stability, density, and
shape of surface nanobubbles on hydrophobic surfaces under varying conditions such as …

The remarkably long lifetime of surface nanobubbles has perplexed researchers for two
decades. The current understanding is that both contact line pinning and supersaturation of …