Most inorganic material surfaces exposed to ambient air can adsorb water, and hydrogen
bonding interactions among adsorbed water molecules vary depending on, not only intrinsic …

This review focuses on the experimental determination and interpretation of capillary forces
in the nanoparticle regime via atomic force microscopy (AFM), including an in-depth …

Ubiquitous van der Waals (vdW) forces are very important for nanostructures. Although the
vdW forces between two surfaces (or two layers) have been measured for several decades …

This review updates recent progress in the understanding of the behaviour of polymers at
surfaces and interfaces, highlighting examples in the areas of wetting, dewetting …

The interfacial adhesion between silicon oxide surfaces is normally believed to be governed
by the surface chemistry of the topmost surface affecting the water contact angle and …

Graphene oxide is one of the most studied nanomaterials owing to its huge application
potential in many fields, including biomedicine, sensing, drug delivery, optical and …

We studied quantitatively nanomechanical properties (Young's modulus, adhesion force)
and surface morphology of two types of model polymer-nanosilica composites. High …

Interfacial friction is of crucial importance to ensure the friction-reducing and anti-wear
properties of mechanical microstructures in micro/nanoelectromechanical systems …

A series of thin cyclomatrix polyphosphazene films has been prepared by interfacial
polymerization of hexachlorocyclotriphosphazene (HCCP) with an aromatic biphenol. The …

Scanning probe lithography (SPL) describes a group of patterning techniques, wherein
localized tip-sample interactions are utilized in order to directly or indirectly (via a resist film) …