Karaman, MarilynAntelmi, D.Pashley, Richard2015-12-130927-7757http://hdl.handle.net/1885/94768The adsorption of various carboxylic acids onto alumina substrates has been studied as a model system for the study of the long range hydrophobic interaction. The adsorption was studied using classical adsorption isotherms, contact angle measurements andKeywords: aluminum oxide; carboxylic acid; organofluorine derivative; adsorption; article; atomic force microscopy; colloid; contact angle; hydrophobicity; materials handling; priority journal; surface property Alumina substrates; Carboxylic acids; Hydrophobic surfacesThe production of stable hydrophobic surfaces by the adsorption of hydrocarbon and fluorocarbon carboxylic acids onto alumina substrates200110.1016/S0927-7757(00)00821-92015-12-12