Recent Publications (2000 – present)

A.W. NEUMANN - LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

373.   Chen, P., del Río, O.I., and Neumann, A.W. "Axisymmetric Drop Shape Analysis".  In: Physical Chemistry of Biological Interfaces, Chap.15, Baszkin, A. and Norde, W., eds., Marcel Dekker Inc. New York, N.Y, pp. 523-558, 2000.   

374.   Kwok, D.Y., Lam, C.N.C., and Neumann, A.W., “Wetting Behaviour and Solid Surface Tensions for a 70:30 Copolymer of Polystyrene and Poly(methyl methacrylate)”, Russian J. Colloid Interface Sci. (Accepted).

375.   Amirfazli, A., Graham-Eagle, J., Pennell, S., and Neumann, A.W. “Implementation and Examination of a New Drop Shape Analysis Algorithm to Measure Contact Angle and Surface Tension from the Diameters of Two Sessile Drops”, Colloids Surfaces A: Physicochem Eng Aspects, 161, pp. 63-74, 2000.

376.   Kwok, D.Y., Neumann, A.W., “Contact Angle Interpretation: Re-evaluation of Existing Contact Angle Data” Colloids Surfaces A: Physicochem Eng Aspects, 161, pp. 49-62, 2000.

377.   Kwok, D.Y., Neumann, A.W., “Contact Angle Interpretation: Combining Rule for Solid-Liquid Intermolecular Potential”, J. Physical Chem B, 104, pp. 741-746, 2000.

378.   Amirfazli, A., H_nig, S., M_ller, A., and Neumann, A.W., “Measurements of Line Tension for Solid-Liquid-Vapour Systems Using Drop Size Dependence of Contact Angles and its Correlation with Solid-Liquid Interfacial Tension”, Langmuir, 16, pp. 2024-2031, 2000.

379.   Kwok, D.Y., Ng, H., and Neumann, A.W., “Experimental Study on Contact Angle Patterns: Liquid Surface Tensions Less than Solid Surface Tensions”, J Colloid Interface Sci, 225, pp. 323-328, 2000.

380.   Kwok, D.Y. Wu, R., Li, A., and Neumann, A.W., “Contact Angle Measurements and Interpretation: Wetting Behaviour and Solid Surface Tensions for Poly(alkyl methacrylate) Polymers” , J Adhesion Sci Technol., 14, pp. 719-743, 2000.

381.   Kwok, D.Y., Neumann, A.W., “Contact Angle Interpretation in Terms of Solid Surface Tension”, Colloids Surfaces A: Physicochem Eng Aspects, 161, pp. 31-48, 2000.

382.   Wulf, M., Grundke, K., Kwok, D.Y., and Neumann, A.W.: “Influence of Different Alkyl Side Chains on Solid Surface Tension of Polymethacrylates”, J.Appl. Polym Sci, 77, pp. 2493-2504, 2000.

383.   Kwok, D.Y. and Neumann, A.W.: “Contact Angle Measurements and Contact Angle Interpretation: Relevance to the Thermodynamics of Adhesion”, In: Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Acid-Base Interactions: Relevance to Adhesion”, Mittal, K.L. ed. (Accepted).

384.   Susnar, S.S. and Neumann, A.W.: “Development of a Facility for Axisymmetric Drop Shape Analysis-Profile (ADSA-P)”, CSME Transactions, 24, pp. 215-226, 2000.

385.   Day, A.S., Jones, N.L., Policova, Z., Jennings, H. A., Yau, E. K., Shannon, P., Neumann, A.W., Sherman, P.M.: “Characterization of Virulence Factors of Mouse-Adapted Helicobacter pylori Strain SS1 and Effects on Gastric Hydrophobicity”, Digestive Diseases Sci, 46, pp. 1943-1951, 2001.

386.   Lam, C.N.C., Kim, N., Hui, D., Kwok, D.Y., Hair, M.L. and Neumann, A.W.: “The Effect of Liquid Properties to Contact Angle Hysteresis”, Colloids Surfaces A: Physicochem Eng Aspects, 189, pp. 265-278, 2001.

387.   Ginzburg, M., Galloro, J., Jäkle, F., Power-Billard, K.N., Yang, S., Sokolov, I., Lam, C.N.C, Neumann, A.W., Manners, I., Ozin, G. A.: “Layer-by Layer Self Assembly of Organic-Organometallic Polymer Electrostatic Superlattices”, Langmuir, 16, pp. 9609-9614, 2000.

388.   Lam, C.N.C., Lu, J.Y., and  Neumann, A.W.: “Measuring Contact Angle”, In: Handbook of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Part 5: Analysis and  Characterization in Surface Chemistry, Holmberg, K., Schwuger, M.J., Shah, D.O., eds., Wiley Europe, 2001.

389.   Lam. C.N.C., Ko, R.H.Y., Yu, L.M.Y., Li, D., Hair, M.L., and Neumann, A.W.: “Dynamic Cycling Contact Angle Measurements: Study of Advancing and Receding Contact Angles”, J Colloid Interface Sci, 243, pp. 208-218, 2001.

390.   Vargha-Butler E.I., Kiss, E., Lam, C.N.C., Keresztes, Z., Kalman, E., Zhang, L., and Neumann, A.W.: “Wettability of Biodegradable Surfaces”, Colloid Polymer Sci 279, pp.1160-1168, 2001.

391.   Lam, C.N.C., Wu, R., Li, D., Hair, M.L., and Neumann, A.W.: “Study of Advancing and Receding Contact Angles: Liquid Sorption as a Cause of Contact Angle Hysteresis”, Advances Colloid and Interface Sci, 96, pp. 169-191, 2002.

392.   Lu, J.J., Yu, L.M.Y., Cheung, W.W.Y., Policova, Z., Li, D., Hair, M.L., and Neumann, A.W.: “The Effect of Concentration on the Bulk Adsorption of Bovine Lipid Extract Surfactant (BLES)”, Colloids Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 29, 119-130, 2003.

393.   Lu, J.J., Cheung, W.W.Y., Yu, L.M.Y., Policova, Z., Li, D., Hair, M.L., and Neumann, A.W.: “The Effect of Dextran to Restore Dynamic Surface Tension Properties of Pulmonary Surfactant Inhibited by Albumin”, Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, 130, pp. 169-179, 2002.

394.   Grundke, K., Zschoche, S., Pöschel, K., Gietzelt, T., Michel, S., Friedel, P., Jehnichen, D. and Neumann, A.W.: “Wettability of Maleimide Copolymer Films - Effect of Chain Length of n-Alkyl Side Groups on the Solid Surface Tension”, Macromolecules, 34, pp. 6768-6775, 2001.

395. Bateni, A., Susnar, S.S., Amirfazli, A., and Neumann, A.W.: “A High-Accuracy Polynomial Fitting Approach to Determine Contact Angles”, Colloids Surfaces A: Physicochem Eng Aspects, 219, pp. 215-231, 2003.

396. Amirfazli, A., Keshavarz, A., Zhang, L., and Neumann, A.W.: “Determination of Line Tension for Systems Near Wetting”, J Colloid Interface Sci, 265, pp. 152-160, 2003.

397. Yu, L.M.Y., Lu, J.J., Chan, Y.W., Ng, A., Zhang, L, Hoorfar, M., Policova, Z., Grundke, K., and Neumann, A.W.: “The Constrained Sessile Drop as a New Methodology to Measure Low Surface Tension in Lung Surfactant Systems”, J Appl Physiol, 97, pp. 704-715, 2004.

398. Bateni, A., Susnar, S.S., Amirfazli, A. and Neumann, A.W.: “Development of a New Methodology to Study Drop Shape and Surface Tension in Electric Fields” Langmuir, 20, pp. 7589-7597, 2004.

399. Yu, L.M.Y., Lu, J.J.,Chiu, I.W.Y., Leung, K.S., Chan, Y.W., Zhang, L., Policova, Z., Hair, M.L., and Neumann, A.W.: “Poly(ethylene glycol) Enhances the Surface Activity of a Pulmonary Surfactant”, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 36, pp. 167-176, 2004.

400. Tavana, H. Lam, C.N.C., Grundke, K., Friedel, P., Kwok, D.Y., Hair, M.L., and Neumann, A.W.: “Contact Angle Measurements with Liquids Consisting of Bulky Molecules”, J Colloid Interface Sci 279, pp.493-502, 2004.

401. Hoorfar, M., Amirfazli, A., Gaydos, J.A., and Neumann, A.W.: “The Effect of Line Tension on the Shape of Liquid Menisci Near Stripwise Heterogeneous Walls”, Adv Colloid Interface Sci, 114-115, pp. 103-118, 2005.

402. Hoorfar, M., and Neumann, A.W.: “Axisymmetric Drop Shape Analysis (ADSA) for the Determination of Surface Tension and Contact Angle”, J Adhesion, 80, 727-743, 2004.

403. Tavana, H., Petong, N., Hennig, A., Grundke, K., Neumann, A.W.: “Contact Angles and Coating Film Thickness”, J Adhesion, 81, pp. 29-39, 2005.

404. Tavana, H., Gitiafroz, R., Hair, M.L., Neumann, A.W.: “Determination of Solid Surface Tension from Contact Angles: The Role of Shape and Size of Liquid Molecules”, J Adhesion, 80, 705-725, 2004.

405. Zuo, Y.Y., Ding, M., Bateni, A., Hoorfar, M., Neumann, A.W.: “Improvement of Interfacial Tension Measurement Using a Captive Bubble in Conjunction with Axisymmetric Drop Shape Analysis (ADSA)”, Colloids Surfaces A: Physicochem Eng Aspects, 250, pp. 233-246, 2004.

406. Bateni, A., Laughton, S., Tavana, H., Susnar, S.S., Amirfazli, A., and Neumann, A.W.: “Effect of Electric Fields on Contact Angle and Surface Tension of Drops”, J Colloid Interface Sci, 283, pp. 215-222, 2005.

407. Hennig, A., Eichorn, K-J., Staudinger, U., Sahre, K., Rogalli, M., Stamm, M., Neumann, A.W., Grundke, K.: “Contact Angle Hysteresis - Study by Dynamic Cycling Contact Angle Measurements and Variable Angle Spectroscopic Ellipsometry on Polyimide” Langmuir, 20, pp. 6685-6691, 2004.

408. Zuo, Y.Y., Ding, M., Li, D. and Neumann, A.W.: “Further Development of Axisymmetric Drop Shape Analysis - Captive Bubble (ADSA-CB) for Pulmonary Surfactant Related Studies”, BBA, 1675, pp. 12-20, 2004.

409. Synytska, A., Michel, S., Pleul, D., Bellmann, C., Schinner, R., Eichhorn, K.-J., Neumann, A.W., and Grundke, K.: “Monitoring the Surface Tension of Reactive Epoxy-Amine Systems under Different Environmental Conditions”, J Adhesion, 80, pp. 667-683, 2004.

410. Amirfazli, A. and Neumann, A.W.: “Status of the Three-Phase Line Tension”, Adv Colloid Interface Sci, 110, pp. 121-141, 2004.

411. Cabezas, M.G., Bateni, A., Montanero, J.M., and Neumann, A.W.: “A New Drop-Shape Methodology for Surface Tension Measurement”, Appl Surface Sci, 238, pp. 480-484, 2004.

412. Lu, J.J., Yu, L.M.Y., Cheung, W.W.Y., Goldthrope, I.A., Zuo, Y.Y., Policova, Z., Cox, P.N., and Neumann, A.W.: “Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) Enhances Dynamic Surface Activity of a Bovine Lipid Extract Surfactant (BLES)”, Colloids Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 41, pp. 145- 151, 2005.

413. Hoorfar, M., Kurz, M., A., and Neumann, A.W.: “Evaluation of the Surface Tension Measurement of Axisymmetric Drop Shape Analysis (ADSA) Using a Shape Parameter”, Colloids Surfaces A: Physicochem Eng Aspects, 260, pp. 277-285, 2005.

414. Tavana, H., Simon, F., Grundke, K., Kwok, D.Y., Hair, M.L. and Neumann, A.W.: “Interpretation of Contact Angle Measurements on Two Different Fluoropolymers for the Determination of Solid Surface Tension”, J Colloid Interface Sci, 291, pp. 497-506, 2005.

415. Zuo, Y.Y. Li, D., Acosta, E., Cox, P.N., Neumann, A.W.: “Effect of Surfactant on Interfacial Gas Transfer Studied by Axisymmetric Drop Shape Analysis - Captive Bubble (ADSA-CB)”, Langmuir, 21, pp. 5446-5452, 2005.

416. Zuo, Y.Y. and Neumann, A.W.: “Pulmonary Surfactant and its in vitro Assessment Using Axisymmetric Drop Shape Analysis (ADSA): A Review”, Tenside Surfactants Detergents, 42, pp. 126-147, 2005.

417. Cabezas, M.G., Bateni, A., Montanero, J.M., and Neumann, A.W.: “A New Method of Image Processing in the Analysis of Axisymmetric Drop Shapes”, Colloids Surfaces A: Physicochem Eng Aspects, 255, pp. 193-200, 2005.

418. Bateni, A., Susnar, S.S., Amirfazli, A., Neumann, A.W.: “A Novel Methodology to Study Shape and Surface Tension of Drops in Electric Fields”, Microgravity Sci. Technol. XVI-1, pp. 153-157, 2005.

419. Bateni, A., Ababneh, A., Elliot, J.A.W., Neumann, A.W., Amirfazli, A.: “Effect of Gravity and Electric Field on Shape and Surface Tension of Drops”, Adv Space Res, 36, pp. 64-69, 2005.

420. Zuo, Y.Y., Gitiafroz, R., Acosta, A., Policova, Z., Cox, P.N., Hair, M.L., Neumann, A.W.:” The Effect of Humidity on the Adsorption Kinetics of Lung Surfactant at Air-Water Interfaces”, Langmuir, 21, pp. 10593-10601, 2005.

421. Tavana, H., Appelhans, D., Zhuang, R-C., Zschoche, S., Grundke, K., Hair, M.L., and Neumann, A.W.: “Determination of Accurate Surface Tensions of Maleimide Copolymers Containing Fluorinated Side Chain from Contact Angle Measurements”, Colloid Polym Sci, 284, pp 497-505, 2005.

422. Hoorfar, M., Kurz, M.A., Policova, Z., Hair, M.L., and Neumann, A.W.: “Do Polysaccharides such as Dextran and their Monomers really Increase the Surface Tension of Water?”, Langmuir, 22, pp. 52-56, 2006.

423. Tavana, H., Yang, G., Yip, C.M., Appelhans, D., Zschoche, S., Grundke, K., Hair, M.L., and Neumann, A.W.: “Stick-Slip of the Three-Phase Line in the Measurements of Dynamic Contact Angles”, Langmuir, 22, pp. 628-636, 2006.

424. Zuo, Y.Y.and Neumann, A.W.:”Application of Axisymmetric Drop Shape Analysis (ADSA) to the Study of Biomolecules”, In: Molecular Interfacial Phenomena of Polymers and Biopolymers, Chap. 8, pp. 249-285, Chen, P. ed., Woodhead Publishing Ltd., Abington, Cambridge, UK. 2005.

425. Cabezas, M.G., Bateni, A., Montanero, J.M,, and Neumann, A.W.: “Determination of Surface Tension and Contact Angle from the Shapes of Axisymmetric Fluid Interfaces without Use of Apex Coordinates Langmuir, 22, pp. 10053-10060, 2006.

426. Zuo, Y.Y., Acosta, E., Policova, Z., Cox, P.N., Hair, M.L., and Neumann, A.W.: “Effect of Humidity on the Stability of Lung Surfactant Films Adsorbed at Air-Water Interfaces”, BBA: Biomembranes, 1758, pp. 1609-1620, 2006.

427. Zuo, Y.Y., Alolabi, H., Shafiei, A., Kang, N.X., Policova, Z., Cox, P.N., Acosta, E., Hair, M.L., and Neumann, A.W.: “Chitosan Enhances the In Vitro Surface Activity of Dilute Lung Surfactant Preparations and Resists Albumin-Induced Inactivation”, Paediatric Research, 60, pp.125-130, 2006.

428. Tavana, H., Hair, M., L., Neumann, A.W.: “Influence of Electronic Properties of Naphthalene Compounds on Contact Angles”, J Phys Chem B, 110, pp. 1294-1300, 2006.

429. Tavana, H., Neumann, A.W.: “On the Question of Rate-Dependence of Contact Angles”, Colloids Surfaces A: Physicochem Eng Aspects, 282-283, pp. 256-262, 2006.

430. Bateni, A., Amirfazli, A., and Neumann, A.W.: “Effects of an Electric Field on the Surface Tension of Conducting Drops”, Colloids Surfaces A: Physicochem Eng Aspects, 289, pp. 25-38, 2006.

431. Hoorfar, M. and Neumann, A.W.: “Recent Progress in Axisymmetric Drop Shape Analysis” Adv Colloid Interface Sci, 121, pp. 25-49, 2006.

432. Tavana, H., Amirfazli, A., and Neumann, A.W.: “Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Surfaces of n-Hexatriacontane”, Langmuir, 22, pp. 5556-5559, 2006.

433. Acosta, E.J., Gitiafroz, R., Zuo, Y.Y., Policova, Z., Cox, P.N.,Hair, M.L., Neumann, A.W.: "Effect of Humidity on Lung Surfactant Films Subjected to Dynamic Compression/Expansion Cycles", Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology, 155, pp. 255-267, 2007.

434. Zuo, Y.Y., Acosta, E., Cox, P.N., Li, D., and Neumann, A.W.: "Effect of Compressed Bovine Lipid Extract Surfactant (BLES) Films on Oxygen Transfer", Langmuir, 23, pp. 1339-1346, 2007.

435. Zuo, Y.Y., Do, C., and Neumann A.W.: Automatic Measurement of Surface Tension from Noisy Images using a Component Labeling Method” Colloids Surfaces A: Physicochem Eng Aspects, 299, pp.109-116, 2007.

436. Zschoche, S., David, R., Tavana, H., Pöschel, K., Petong, N., Dutschk, V., Grundke, K., Neumann, A.W.: Effect of Solvent and Annealing on the Wettability of Maleimide Copolymer Films”, Colloids Surfaces A: Physicochem Eng Aspects, 307, pp. 53-61, 2007.

437. Tavana, H., Jehnichen, D., Grundke, K., Hair, M.L., Neumann, A.W.: Contact Angle Hysteresis on Fluoropolymer Surfaces, Adv Colloid Interface Sci 134-135, pp. 236-248, 2007.

438. Tavana, H. and Neumann, A.W.: Recent Progress in the Determination of Solid Surface Tensions from Contact Angles, Adv Colloid Interface Sci, 132, pp. 1-32, 2007.

439. Kang, N., Policova, Z., Bankian, G., Hair, M.L., Zuo, Y.Y., Neumann, A.W., Acosta, E.J.: “Interaction between Chitosan and Bovine Lung Extract Surfactants”, BBA-Biomembranes, 1778, pp. 291-302, 2008.

440. David. R., and Neumann, A.W.: “An Empirical Equation to Account for the Length Dependence of Line Tension”, Langmuir, 23, pp. 11999-12002, 2007.

441. Zuo, Y.Y., Veldhuizen, R.A.W., Neumann, A.W., Petersen, N.O., Possmayer, F.: “Current Perspectives in Pulmonary Surfactant - Inhibition, Enhancement and Evaluation”, BBA - Biomembranes 1778, 1947-1977, 2008.

442. Saad, S.M.I., Policova, Z., Acosta, E.J., and Neumann, A.W.: “Axisymmetric Drop Shape Analysis – Constrained Sessile Drop (ADSA-CD): A Film Balance Technique for High Collapse Pressures”, Langmuir, 24, pp.10843-10850, 2008.

443. Kalantarian, A., Ninomiya, H., Saad, S.M.I., David, R., Winklbauer, R., Neumann, A.W.: “Axisymmetric Drop Shape Analysis for Estimating the Surface Tension of Cell Aggregates by Centrifugation”, Biophysical J. 96, pp. 1606-1616, 2009.

444. David, R., Dobson, S.M., Tavassoli, Z., Cabezas, M.G. and Neumann, A.W.: “Investigation of the Neumann Triangle for Dodecane Liquid Lenses on Water”, Colloids Surfaces A: Physicochem Eng Aspects, 333. pp. 12-18, 2009.

445. David, R., Park, M., Kalantarian, A., Neumann, A.W.: “Drop Size Dependence on Contact Angles of Two Fluoropolymers”, Colloid Polymer Sci (Accepted).

446. David, R., Ninomiya, H., Winklbauer, R., Neumann, A.W.: “Tissue Surface Tension Measurement by Rigorous Axisymmetric Drop Shape Analysis“, Colloids Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 72, pp. 236-240, 2009.

447. Saad, S.M.I., Policova, Z., Dang, A., Acosta, E.J., Hair, M.L., Neumann, A.W.: “A New Double Injection ADSA-CD Methodology for Lung Surfactant Inhibition and Reversal Studies”, Colloids Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 73, pp. 365-375, 2009.

448. Saad, S.M.I., Policova, Z., Acosta, E.J., Hair, M.L., Neumann, A.W.: “Mixed DPPC/DPPG Films at Very High Film Compression”, Langmuir (Accepted).

449. Saad, S.M.I., Acosta, E.J., Neumann, A.W.: “A Dynamic Compression-Relaxation Model for Lung Surfactant”, Colloids Surfaces A: Physicochem Eng Aspects (Accepted).

450. Acosta, E.J., Saad, S.M.I., Kang, N., Policova, Z., Hair, M.L. and Neumann, A.W.: “Lung Surfactants: Formulation, Evaluation, and Polymeric Additives”, Chap. 8, In: Biobased Surfactants and Detergents, Hayes, D.G., Kitamoto, D., Solaiman, D.K.Y., Ashby, R.D. eds., AOCS PRESS, Urbana, Illinois, USA, pp. 191-229, 2009.

451. Kalantarian, A., David, R., and Neumann, A.W.: “Methodology for High Accuracy Contact Angle Measurement”, Langmuir, “Special Issue for Langmuir 25^th Anniversary”, (Accepted).