Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Notation ix
4. Contents xiii
5. Chapter 1: What is surface tension? 1
6. Chapter 2: Wetting of ideal surfaces 13
7. Chapter 3: Contact angle hysteresis 50
8. Chapter 4: Dynamics of wetting 78
9. Chapter 5: Wetting of rough and chemically heterogeneous surfaces: the Wenzel and Cassie models 92
10. Chapter 6: Superhydrophobicity, superhydrophilicity, and the rose petal effect 116
11. Chapter 7: Wetting transitions on rough surfaces 129
12. Chapter 8: Electrowetting and wetting in the presence of external fields 152
13. Chapter 9: Nonstick droplets 156
14. Index 169