We are looking at some interesting behavior by suspensions in confined thin films. But we're unaware of the basic fluid fundamentals that govern the phenomena of wetting and dewetting of solid substrates. For example, we're searching for simple physical models which can conclude about the role of factors like surface tension, viscosity, and surface wettability. Can anyone suggest some good resources, beyond basic fluid mechanics textbooks, to get us started? Or recent advances in this field?
Dear Uddipta Singha
There are several text books available for the understanding of Wetting phenomena. You can search for a book entitled:
Capillarity and Wetting Phenomena
Drops, Bubbles, Pearls, Waves
Authors: de Gennes, Pierre-Gilles, Brochard-Wyart, Francoise, Quere, David
Thanks
There are many books published on this topic, this one could be helpful:
Physics of Wetting: Phenomena and Applications of Fluids on Surfaces
By Edward Yu. Bormashenko
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