With the increasing applications of flip-chip technology in the microelectronics industry, the adhesion strength of interfaces in the flip-chip microelectronic structures has become an important issue for manufacturing and operation. The existence of defects in the corresponding interfaces can gradually degrade the interfacial adhesion when the package is exposed to the high temperature and hum...

We have measured the interaction forces between a murine melanoma cell and a poly(l-lactic acid) (PLLA) microsphere coated with/without hydroxyapatite (HAp) nanoparticles (i.e., an HAp/PLLA or a bare PLLA microsphere) in a serum-free culture medium, using atomic force microscopy (AFM) with colloid probe technique, in order to investigate how the HAp-nanoparticle coating as well as interfacial s...

Determining the interfacial adhesion of ultrathin functional films in micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and nano-electro-mechanical systems (NEMS) becomes increasingly crucial for optimal design of MEMS/NEMS devices. However, direct measurement of adhesion properties of ultrathin films can be challenging, as the traditional metrology of adhesion at macroscopic scales becomes unsuitable in...

in this research work, the effects of natural fibers such as date palm fiber (df) and jute fiber (jf) on bending properties of polypropylene (pp)/ ethylene–propylene–diene–monomer (epdm) thermoplastic elastomers are investigated. for this purpose, the date palm and jute fibers at five levels of fiber weight fractions (0, 5, 10, 20 and 30 wt. %) are utilized during composite fabrication. maleic ...

With the increasing application of flip-chip technology in the microelectronics industry, the adhesion strength of interfaces in the flip-chip microelectronic structures has become an important issue for manufacturing and operation. The existence of defects in the corresponding interfaces can gradually degrade the interfacial adhesion when the package is exposed to the high temperature and humi...

Research on the modelling of industrial materials is particularly important for the automobile industry, in which there is a rather broad spectrum of materials interests. For a recent review of automotive materials needs, see Ref. 1. Processing and design of automotive materials often involves issues of adhesion. The nature of the strong bonds which can form between materials in intimate contac...

The segregation of alkali metal vacancies to the metal/solid electrolyte interface is linked interfacial work adhesion.

The adhesion of the solids presents in food can difficult the process of surface cleaning and promotes the bacterial adhesion process and can trigger health problems. In our study, we used UHT whole milk, chocolate based milk and infant formula to evaluate the adhesion of Enterobacter sakazakii on stainless steel coupons, and we determine the work of adhesion by measuring the contact angle as w...

We present a synthetic adaptation of the fibrillar adhesion surfaces found in nature. The structure consists of protruding fibrils topped by a thin plate and shows an experimentally measured enhancement in adhesion energy of up to a factor of 9 over a flat control. Additionally, this structure solves the robustness problems of previous mimic structures and has preferred contact properties (i.e....