Device for measuring the force and separation between two surfaces down to molecular separations

Intermolecular and Surface Forces

2011 • 17,408 citations

Untersuchungen über die Reibung und Adhäsion, IV

1934 • 1,939 citations

Measurement of forces between two mica surfaces in aqueous electrolyte solutions in the range 0–100 nm

1978 • 1,768 citations

The direct measurement of normal and retarded van der Waals forces

1969 • 775 citations

Thin film studies using multiple-beam interferometry

1973 • 737 citations

The drainage of thin liquid films between solid surfaces

1985 • 735 citations

Dynamic Properties of Molecularly Thin Liquid Films

1988 • 657 citations

Hydration forces between mica surfaces in aqueous electrolyte solutions

1981 • 578 citations

Measurement of the viscosity of liquids in very thin films

1986 • 441 citations

A simple algorithm for the calculation of the electrostatic repulsion between identical charged surfaces in electrolyte

1980 • 351 citations

A comparison of surface forces and interfacial properties of mica in purified surfactant solutions

1981 • 288 citations

Adhesion between surfaces in undersaturated vapors—a reexamination of the influence of meniscus curvature and surface forces

1988 • 194 citations

Direct measurements of long-range surface forces in gas and liquid media

1982 • 182 citations

Measurements of intermolecular forces and the rheology of dodecane between alumina surfaces

1988 • 134 citations

Design and assessment of monolithic high precision translation mechanisms

1987 • 121 citations

Controlled deposition of lipid monolayers and bilayers onto mica and direct force measurements between galactolipid bilayers in aqueous solutions

1985 • 111 citations

Surface forces and the stability of colloids and disperse systems

1964 • 85 citations

Solvation forces and phase separation of water in a thin film of nonpolar liquid between mica surfaces

1987 • 78 citations

Ultrathin platinum films on mica and the measurement of forces at the platinum/water interface

1988 • 77 citations

Measurements of the forces between a metal surface and mica across liquids

1988 • 72 citations

Parallel and rectilinear spring movements

1951 • 72 citations

Measurements of dynamic interactions in thin films of polymer melts: The transition from simple to complex behavior

1989 • 60 citations

Experiments on long-range attractive forces between macroscopic objects

1952 • 40 citations

Eine neue Meßmethode zur Untersuchung der Struktur dünner Elektrolytschichten zwischen Festkörperoberflächen

2007 • 26 citations

The effect of solvent quality on the interaction between two layers of adsorbed Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA)

1987 • 10 citations

A new method for detecting interactions between macroscopic bodies: Forces between fused silica plates bearing adsorbed polystyrene layers in cyclohexane

2007 • 8 citations