Long-range attractive force between hydrophobic surfaces observed by atomic force microscopy.
basic_science · Level V
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Microscopy
- Surface Properties