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Reflections on the ‘Tears of wine’ phenomena in materials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2009

Abstract

Surface tension effects, due to the accumulation of minor components in the surface, play an important part in the processing and properties of materials. The ‘tears of wine’ is an example of such processes.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Academia Europaea 1993

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