Surface nanobubbles and micropancakes are two recent discoveries in interfacial physics.
They are nanoscopic gaseous domains that form at the solid/liquid interface. The …

This review article describes the fundamental principles of atomic force spectroscopy (AFS)
and how this technique became a useful tool to investigate adhesion forces. AFS is a …

Colloidal systems are important across a range of industries, such as the food,
pharmaceutical, agrochemical, cosmetics, polymer, paint and oil industries, and form the …

After having studied phenomena linked to hydration and self-desiccation, one notes that
capillary depression is the main origin of the autogenous shrinkage of hardening cement …

Subcommittee 4 of RILEM TC 107-CSP has established recommendations for shrinkage
and creep tests. These recommendations are based on physical and mechanical analysis of …

A nano-robotic manipulation system using an atomic force microscope probe as the pushing
manipulator and force and topology sensor is proposed. The task is the two-dimensional …

The forces between a silica probe and silica and gold substrates were measured with an
atomic force microscope in the presence of a series of alkali-halide electrolyte solutions. The …

During the hydration process of Portland cement a nanoporous gel is formed. The high
internal surface of the hydration products, mainly calcium-silicate hydrates, and the …

We conduct experimental investigations of macroscopic capillary forces between two flat
rigid substrates characterized by their advancing and receding contact angles with water …

Since its discovery, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) has become a technique of choice for
non-destructive surface characterization with sub-molecular resolution. The AFM has also …