Abstract
In Part I of this book we have considered the several elements required in a description of adhesion. Now let us use these ideas to describe adhesion observations on nanoparticles, viruses and cells in different circumstances.
At scales above 10 μm, where Brownian movement can be largely neglected, adhesion appears macroscopic, steady and static when viewed with the optical microscope. The range of van der Waals forces is negligible and we can use a single parameterWto describe the adhesion. In reflected light, an area of adhesion appears black, in contrast to the non-contacting and non-adhering areas which look brighter. Thus we can identify the‘black contact spot’which represents a true molecular contact where the van der Waals adhesion between the surface molecules is found. Identifying the way in which this black spot changes in size is critical to understanding the adhesion process
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Kendall, K., Kendall, M., Rehfeldt, F. (2010). Macroscopic View of Adhesion for Nanoparticles, Viruses and Cells. In: Adhesion of Cells, Viruses and Nanoparticles. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2585-2_4
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