Work needed to force the water-air interface down in the re-entrant structured capillary pore
Dipak Rana, Takeshi Matsuura, Christopher Q. Lan
Topics & Concepts
Contact angleWettingCapillary actionMembraneWork (physics)Surface tensionMembrane distillationMechanicsMaterials scienceSurface energyChemistryChemical physicsNanotechnologyComposite materialThermodynamicsDesalinationPhysicsBiochemistrySurface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityMembrane Separation TechnologiesSolar-Powered Water Purification Methods