Thin film flows, whether driven by gravity, surface tension, or the relaxation of elastic
boundaries, occur in many natural and industrial processes. Applications span problems of …

The nanoconfinement effects of glassy polymer thin films on their thermal and mechanical
properties have been investigated thoroughly, especially with an emphasis on its altered …

This study presents the spreading of a single filament of a yield stress (viscoplastic) fluid
extruded onto a pre-wetted solid surface. The filaments spread laterally under surface …

Thin, viscous liquid films subjected to impact events can deform. Here we investigate free-
surface oil-film deformations that arise owing to the build up of air under the impacting and …

Deliquescence is a first-order phase transition, happening when a salt absorbs water vapor.
This has a major impact on the stability of crystalline powders that are important for example …

Highly‐localized focused laser spike (FLaSk) heating of polymer thin films is a resist‐and
developer‐free alternative to two‐dimensional (2D) laser direct write for creating patterns on …

As a platform for investigating two-dimensional phase separation, we track the structural
evolution of block copolymer thin films during thermal annealing with environmentally …

Hypothesis: Thin liquid films are important in many scientific fields. In particular, films with
both the surface layers exposed to a different fluid phase, known as freestanding films, are …

Consider the dynamics of a healing film driven by surface tension, that is, the inward
spreading process of a liquid film to fill a hole. The film is modelled using the lubrication (or …

The damped oscillations of liquid-immersed ferrofluid sessile droplets were studied with
high-speed imaging experiments and analytical modeling to develop a novel microrheology …