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. 2015 Sep 22;5:14159. doi: 10.1038/srep14159

Figure 5. Relationship between effective interface potential, ξ(l) and the contact angle.

Figure 5

The increase in ξ(l) indicates the increase in disjoining pressure (Eq. 4), which limits the extent of the precursor film. The frozen water droplet images shown in the inset for the flat Si and the PTFE surfaces complement this relation. The large extent of the precursor film causes a significant increase in dissipation.