Interfacial Instabilities and Wetting Behaviour in Confinement

Interfacial instabilities and wetting phenomena of phase separated colloid-polymer mixtures are addressed in this study. In particular, we study the viscous fingering instability in three dimensions, focusing on the role of wetting conditions and of thermal fluctuations. Furthermore, we investigate a related contact line instability, which leads to entrainment and subsequent droplet pinch-off. Finally, we study wetting phenomena at geometrically sculpted walls. We focus on the shape, the thickness and the radius of curvature of the adsorbed liquid film.

About the author

Siti Aminah Setu is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). She completed her DPhil from University of Oxford and her undergraduate studies from UTM. Her current research interests include surface, colloid, and biochemistry ranging from theory, material design to commercialization.

Product details

• Authors: Siti Aminah Setu
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.03.2017
• EAN: 9783330048911
• ISBN: 978-3-33-004891-1
• No. of pages: 140
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Chemistry > Physical chemistry