... elasticity curve fitting adhesion capillarity contact adhesion capillary pull-off force elastic spheres Interfacial contact and adhesion significantly affect the reliability of small-scale devices such as microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) ( 1 2 3 ) and the magnetic head–disk...

... lubricants capillarity liquid films hydrodynamics fractionated lubrication dynamic wetting liquid bridge thin drop squeezing capillary force A positive normal force tending to separate the solid surfaces is assumed to be generated in the liquid film in a lubricated contact...