A moving contact line as a rheometer for nanometric interfacial layers

oleh: Romain Lhermerout, Hugo Perrin, Etienne Rolley, Bruno Andreotti, Kristina Davitt

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2016-08-01

Deskripsi

The characterisation of interfacial layers, whose rheology can differ from the bulk, is important for the design of new materials. Here, Lhermerout et al. use the dynamics of a moving contact line to quantify the mechanical properties of a polymer thin film.