Modern Approaches to Wettability

1 The Modern Theory of Contact Angles and the Hydrogen Bond Components of Surface Energies.- 2 The Long-Range Attraction between Macroscopic Hydrophobic Surfaces.- 3 High- and Medium-Energy Surfaces: Ultrahigh Vacuum Approach.- 4 Determination of the Surface Energy of Solids by the Two-Liquid-Phase Method.- 5 The Equation of State Approach to Interfacial Tensions.- 6 Thermal Reconstruction of the Functionalized Interface of Polyethelene Carboxylic Acid and Its Derivatives.- 7 Block Copolymers and Hydrophilicity.- 8 Wettability and Bioadhesion in Ophthalmology.- 9 Wettability of Surfaces in the Oral Cavity.- 10 Wettability as a Surface Signal for Sessile Aquatic Organisms.- 11 Wettability of Clay Minerals.- 12 Penetration and Displacement in Capillary Systems.- 13 The Wetting Behavior of Fibers.- 14 Wettability Phenomena and Coatings.- 15 Spreading on Liquids: Effect of Surface Tension Sinks on the Behavior of Stagnant Liquid Layers.- 16 Nucleation on Smooth Surfaces.