Capillary condensation is the first-order vapor-to-liquid phase transition taking place in
confined geometries. Such heterogeneous nucleation has been well described by …

We use molecular dynamics simulations to compute the spatially resolved static dielectric
constant of water in cylindrical and spherical nanopores as occurring, eg, in protein water …

When the surface of water is curved at nanoscale as a bubble, droplet and meniscus, its
surface tension is expected to be smaller than that of planar interface, which still awaits …

Water molecules in the proximity of solid nanostructures influence both the overall properties
of liquid and the structure and functionality of solid particles. The study of water dynamics at …

Structurally-ordered layers of water are universally formed on a solid surface in aqueous
solution or under ambient conditions. Although such hydration layers are commonly probed …

We present combined force curve and conduction atomic force microscopy (AFM) data for
the linear alkanes C n H2 n+ 2 (n= 10, 12, 14, 16) confined between a gold-coated AFM tip …

Using the molecular dynamics method we simulate the hydration layer probed by an atomic
force microscope (AFM) tip. We investigate how the AFM tip affects the phase, structure, and …

Viscoelastic fluids exhibit rheological nonlinearity at a high shear rate. Although typical
nonlinear effects, shear thinning and shear thickening, have been usually understood by …

Rheological characteristics exhibit significant variations at nanoscale confinement or near
interfaces, compared to bulk rheological properties. To bridge the gap between nano-and …

We investigate, both theoretically and by a differential interferometric technique, the
behavior of large-wavelength capillary waves (of the order of 10–4 m) selectively excited at …