Interfacial and Surface Tensions of Polymers

Abstract

Interfacial and surface tensions of polymers are important in the technology of plastics, coatings, textiles, films, and adhesives through their roles in the processes of wetting, adsorption, and adhesion. Because of experimental difficulty due to high viscosity, however, reliable measurements of these quantities were not reported until 1965 for surface tensions [l, 2] and 1969 for interfacial tensions [3, 4]. A body of scattered data has been accumulated in the literature. This review will evaluate, compile, and interpret these results.