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The dependence of the surface tension on nanodrop radius is important for the new-phase formation process. It is demonstrated that the famous Tolman formula is not unique and the size-dependence of the surface tension can distinct for different systems. The analysis is based on a relationship between the surface tension and disjoining pressure in nanodrops. It is shown that the van der Waals interactions do not affect the new-phase formation thermodynamics since the effects of the disjoining pressure and size-dependent component of the surface tension cancel each other.
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The present paper is dedicated to the 80th anniversary of academician A.I. Rusanov
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Tsekov, R., Toshev, B.V. Capillary pressure of van der Waals liquid nanodrops. Colloid J 74, 266–268 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1061933X12020135
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