DOI: 10.1126/science.8211182. Long-Range Attractive Force Between Hydrophobic Surfaces Observed by Atomic Force Microscopy

Long-Range Attractive Force Between Hydrophobic Surfaces Observed by Atomic Force Microscopy

10.1126/science.8211182

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Abstract

There is evidence from atomic force microscopy for a long-range attractive force between hydrophobic surfaces that is virtually identical to that observed with the surface forces apparatus. This force is present in the nonaqueous solvent ethylene glycol. A possible molecular mechanism involves in-plane polarized domains of solid-like monolayers adsorbed on mica, and a theoretical model has been developed that accounts for many of the observations.

Bibliography

Tsao, Y.-H., Evans, D. F., & WennerstrÃ¶m, H. (1993). Long-Range Attractive Force Between Hydrophobic Surfaces Observed by Atomic Force Microscopy. Science, 262(5133), 547â550.

Authors 3

Yi-Hua Tsao (first)
D. Fennell Evans (additional)
H. Wennerström (additional)

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Issued	31 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 22, 1993)
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Published Print	31 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 22, 1993)

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