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. 2012 Nov 9;109(48):19557–19562. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1207658109

Table 1.

Nucleation volume and line tension in the various materials

MCM-41 SBA-15 HMS
Rp* 1.34 ± 0.1 2.16 ± 0.25 1.54 ± 0.1
Inline graphic 114.8° 119.1° 115°
δθ(o/°C−1) 0.036 0.077 0.059
Vc 10.2 ± 1.5 51 ± 17 17.8 ± 2.7
Inline graphic§ 178 60.2* 109.4
τ50 °C −23.3 −35.5 −30.1
α(°C−1) −1.0 10−3 −0.8 10−3 −0.7 10−3

*Pore size (nm).

Intruding contact angle at 50 °C; θ(T) = θ50 °C + δθ(T − 50).

Nucleation volume (nm3).

§

Reference extrusion pressure at 50 °C (bar; to = 1 s).

Line tension at 50 °C (10−12 N); τ(T)/τ50 °C = 1 + α(T − 50).