フロンティア研究シリーズ 液相中での表面間力の直接測定―疎水性引力を中心に―

Abstract

Direct measurement of the interaction forces between solid surfaces in liquids has become an important technique in recent years for understanding the various microscopic phenomena that affect the behavior of fine particles in many industrial processes. The history and the development of the direct measurements of surface forces are briefly reviewed. As a practical example of the force measurements, a series of the investigations for hydrophobic attraction, which is the interaction between hydrophobic surfaces in aqueous solution, using an atomic force microscope is introduced.