The topic of wettabilty is extremely important from both fundamental and applied aspects. The applications of wettability range from self-cleaning windows to micro- and nanofluidics. This book represents the cumulative wisdom of a contingent of world-class (researchers engaged in the domain of wetta[...]

The book provides a comprehensive and easily accessible reference source covering all important aspects of particle adhesion and removal. The core objective is to cover both fundamental and applied aspects of particle adhesion and removal with emphasis on recent developments. Among the topics to [...]

Provides an advanced survey and best-practice guidance for scientists and engineers engaged in surface cleaning or handling the consequences of surface contamination. This title covers important fundamental aspects of surface contamination that are key to understanding the behavior of specific types[...]

Features contributions that cover methods for removal of particle contaminants on surfaces. This book provides information on the various developments in this topic area. It covers the techniques in areas such as removal of nanoparticles, especially important in the semiconductor industry, disk driv[...]