Fundamentals of Adhesion and Interfaces

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Mechanics of particle adhesion -- The role of adhesion in the impact of elastic spheres -- Surface roughness and its influence on particle adhesion using atomic force techniques -- JKR-DMT transition in the presence of a liquid meniscus -- Adhesion of charged particles -- Adhesion and cohesion mechanisms of lunar dust on the moon's surface -- The adhesion-induced deformation and the removal of submicrometer particles -- X-ray evanescent wave-induced fluorescence study of adsorption of a sulfonated polystyrene ionomer from dimethyl sulfoxide to the solution/vapor interface -- Surface modification of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibers by Y -radiation-induced grafting -- Probing adhesion spectroscopically: rheo-photoacoustic FT-IR spectroscopy and work of adhesion -- Formation of polyimide-Cu complexes: improvement of direct Cu-on-PI and Pl-on-Cu adhesion -- Fracto-emission and electrical transients due to interfacial failure -- Direct measurement of molecular level adhesion between poly(ethylene terephthalate) and polyethylene films: determination of surface and interfacial energies -- Wetting hysteresis: effects due to shadowing -- Interaction forces between hydrophobic mica surfaces -- Cracks at adhesive interfaces -- Relationship between adhesion and friction forces -- Molecular dynamic modeling of interfacial energy