Experimental research on wetting in polymer films is a subject that is reaching maturity. We
review progress from the past few years in research into the influence of a boundary in …

The ability to organize matter on the nanometer scale is one of the major enabling principles
in the field of nanotechnology. Scanning probe microscopy (SPM) has been a key tool in …

The development of soft electronics that can be seamlessly integrated with biological tissue
requires intrinsically stretchable rubbery semiconductors with high carrier mobilities …

Surface thermodynamics forms the foundation of any meaningful study of capillarity and
wetting phenomena. The second edition of Applied Surface Thermodynamics offers a …

First Self-Contained Source Entirely Dedicated to Nanocarbons Carbon nanotubes (CNTs)
attract a good deal of attention for their electronic, mechanical, optical, and chemical …

Super-hydrophobic film is commonly prepared from hydrophobic materials. Poly (methyl
methacrylate)(PMMA) is considered as a hydrophilic polymer (intrinsic contact angle below …

Herein we establish a relationship between controlled nanoscale surface interactions and
subsequent macromolecular ordering. Striped surfaces of oxide and metal are generated …

This review deals with a variety of the processes proceeding in polymer blends at the
interface with solids. By the contact of a polymer blend with a solid surface, the …

The topography of a surface is known to substantially affect the bulk properties of a material.
Despite the often nanoscale nature of the surface undulations, the influence they have may …

Experiments performed in the field and in the laboratory show that the barnacle, Balanus
improvisus, preferentially settles on smooth surfaces. Settlement and recruitment of B …