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The consequences of the hypothesis that the contact angle between a liquid and a solid is governed by the balance of van der Waals forces at the contact line are presented, for both positive and negative disjoining pressure. Results are given for a static drop, a coating flow, a spreading flow and the rupture of a thin film.
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Hocking, L. (2001). Contact Angles And Van Der Waals Forces. In: King, A.C., Shikhmurzaev, Y.D. (eds) IUTAM Symposium on Free Surface Flows. Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications, vol 62. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0796-2_15
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