Dynamic wetting is a ubiquitous phenomenon and frequently observed in our daily life, as
exemplified by the famous lotus effect. It is also an interfacial process of upmost importance …

The spontaneous spreading of non-volatile liquid droplets on solid substrates poses a
classic problem in the context of wetting phenomena. It is well known that the spreading of a …

The spontaneous spreading of liquid droplets is studied by molecular modeling simulations.
By considering very large systems, we are able to study the influence of the solid− liquid …

We report the direct observation of internal layering in thin (∼ 45–90 Å) liquid films of nearly
spherical, nonpolar molecules, tetrakis (2-ethylhexoxy) silane, using synchrotron x-ray …

To characterize porous media, use is often made of the Lucas− Washburn equation, which
relates the rate of capillary penetration of a given liquid to an effective cylindrical pore radius …

Large-scale molecular dynamics simulations are increasingly applied to the study of wetting
dynamics. They have the advantage of being able not only to model the macroscopic world …

When an aqueous solution moves tangentially to a charged surface, as in electrophoresis
and all other electrokinetic phenomena, a thin water layer remains immobilized: the stagnant …

The macroscopic behavior of the contact line during the spontaneous spreading of a droplet
can be described in terms of microscopic quantities, specifically the substrate− liquid and …

We review the mechanisms controlling the dynamics of wetting in partial and complete
wetting regimes. It is shown that the behaviour in several timescales may characterize the …

The spreading of polymer droplets is studied using molecular dynamics simulations. To
study the dynamics of both the precursor foot and the bulk droplet, large hemispherical …