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Dynamics of wetting

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-0294(00)00087-X

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contact angle dynamics; complete wetting dynamics; molecular kinetic theory; hydrodynamic theory; energy dissipation

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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 dynamics since different channels of energy dissipation have to be considered within spreading. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

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