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Dynamics of Drying and Film-Thinning

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Physics of Amphiphilic Layers

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The spreading of non-volatile liquids on ideal, wettable, solid surfaces is relatively well understood1. Here we transpose the same theoretical ideas to two problems where a metastable liquid film tends to thin out.

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  1. Collège de France, F-75231, Paris Cedex 05, France

    P. G. de Gennes

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  1. Lab. de Spectroscopie Hertzienne de I’ENS, CNRS, 24 rue Lhomond, F-75231, Paris Cedex 05, France

    Jacques Meunier  & Dominique Langevin  & 

  2. Centre de Physique, Université Scient. et Médic., Côte des Chavants, F-74310, Les Houches, France

    Nino Boccara

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de Gennes, P.G. (1987). Dynamics of Drying and Film-Thinning. In: Meunier, J., Langevin, D., Boccara, N. (eds) Physics of Amphiphilic Layers. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 21. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83202-4_8

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