Table of Contents -- Title -- Copyright -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Wettability of an Ideal Surface: Overview -- 1.1. Wetting angle -- 1.2. Adhesion effect -- 1.3. Surface tension and free surface energy -- Chapter 2: Real Surfaces -- 2.1. Wenzel's model - topological defects -- 2.2. Cassie-Baxter model: chemical defects -- 2.3. Superhydrophilic surfaces -- 2.4. Superhydrophobic surfaces -- 2.5. Application -- Chapter 3: Components of the Surface Energy -- 3.1. Overview -- 3.2. Molecular interactions and components of the energy -- 3.3. The hydrogen bond -- 3.4. Lewis acid-base interactions -- 3.5. The effective components of the interaction energy -- 3.6. Application -- Chapter 4: The Acid-Base Component in the Work of Adhesion -- 4.1. Overview -- 4.2. Use of the acid-base component -- 4.3. The Owens-Wendt approximation -- 4.4. Van Oss-Good description -- Chapter 5: Experimental Determination through Wettability Measurements -- 5.1. One liquid method -- 5.2. Two liquid method. Surfaces with high surface energy -- 5.3. Applications of the two liquid method -- 5.4. Comparison between Owens-Wendt and van Oss-Good methods -- Chapter 6: Acid-Base Properties of Surfaces: Experimental Approaches -- 6.1. Overview -- 6.2. General methods -- 6.3. Local methods -- 6.4. Application examples -- Chapter 7: Oxide-Solution Interfaces: Surface Charges -- 7.1. Br_nsted acidity and basicity -- 7.2. Point of zero charge (PZC) -- 7.3. The oxide-solution interface -- 7.4. Electrocapillarity in the oxide-solution interface -- Chapter 8: Electrocapillarity Applications -- 8.1. Study based on the pH of the oxide surfaces -- 8.2. Study of the stability of a liquid film on an oxide surface -- 8.3. Modification of the contact angle by an imposed potential (Electrowetting) -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- End User License Agreement.