Surface-directed spinodal decomposition in binary fluid mixtures.
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We consider the phase separation of binary fluids in contact with a surface, which is preferentially wetted by one of the components of the mixture. We review the results available for this problem and present numerical results obtained using a mesoscopic level simulation technique for the three-dimensional problem.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics
دوره 63 4 Pt 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001