Wetting Dynamics of Liquid Polymers KU Leuven
"Everything flows and nothing abides". This quote from the Greek philosopher Heraclitus is the motto of a branch of science and technology called "dynamic wetting". To be specific, when a liquid is placed in contact with a solid substrate, the liquid front advances spontaneously towards equilibrium due to the out-of-balance Young’s force. As the liquid spreads, the dynamic contact angle relaxes to equilibrium state. In this framework, this ...