We highlight some recent developments that widen the scope and reach of mesoscopic thin-
film (or long-wave) hydrodynamic models employed to describe the dynamics of thin films …

We present a theory for the interfacial wetting phase behavior of binary liquid mixtures on
rigid solid substrates, applicable to both miscible and immiscible mixtures. In particular, we …

In this paper we propose equations of motion for the dynamics of liquid films of surfactant
suspensions that consist of a general gradient dynamics framework based on an underlying …

Close to the triple point, the surface of ice is covered by a thin liquid layer (so-called quasi-
liquid layer) which crucially impacts growth and melting rates. Experimental probes cannot …

This chapter illustrates how to apply continuation techniques in the analysis of a particular
class of nonlinear kinetic equations that describe the time evolution of a single scalar field …

The three-phase contact line of a droplet on a smooth surface can be characterized by the
Young equation. It relates the interfacial energies to the macroscopic contact angle θe. On …

Passive thermal spreaders utilizing liquid/vapor phase-change mechanism such as heat
pipes, have been widely used in the macro-scale thermal management of electronic devices …

Freestanding films of soft matter containing micelles, nanoparticles, polyelectrolyte–
surfactant complexes, bilayers, and smectic liquid crystals exhibit stratification. Stepwise …

For a film of liquid on a solid surface, the binding potential g (h) gives the free energy as a
function of the film thickness h and also the closely related (structural) disjoining pressure …

We investigated the film spreading during the evaporation of submillimeter oil-in-water
emulsion droplets on a solid surface, and observed a novel phenomenon where the film …