1. Contact Angles and the Surface Free Energy of Solids. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Solid Surfaces. - 3. Thermodynamic Theory of Equilibrium Contact Angles on Ideal Solids. - 4. Contact Angles on Nonideal Surfaces Dynamic Effects and Hysteresis. - 5. Treatment of Contact Angle Data Obtained with a Series of Liquids on a Solid. - Appendix. Note on Recent Developments. - References. - 2. Techniques of Measuring Contact Angles. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Experimental Methods. - 3. Preparation of Liquids. - 4. Preparation of Solid Surfaces. - 5. Standards. - 6. Note on Liquid-Liquid-Solid Systems. - References. - 3. Pendant Drop Technique for Measuring Liquid Boundary Tensions. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Previous Experimental Studies. - 3. Theory. - 4. Experimental Apparatus. - 5. Calculation of Boundary Tension. - 6. Error Analysis. - References. - 4. Electrophoresis of Particles in Suspension. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Concept of the Electrical Double Layer. - 3. Mathematical Treatment of Migration in an Electric Field. - 4. Calculation of ?-Potentials and Surface Charge Densities. - 5. Principles of Experimental Methods. - 6. Experimental Assembly of the Rectangular Cell. - 7. Experimental Assembly of the Cylindrical Cell. - 8. Additional Precautions Necessary in Determination of Electrophoretic Mobility. - 9. Other Designs of Apparatus. - 10. Applications of the Particulate Electrophoresis Technique. - 11. Nomenclature and Units. - References. - 5. Methods of Producing Ultrahigh Vacuums and Measuring Ultralow Pressures. - 1. Introduction. - 2. General Problem of UHV. - 3. Pumps for UHV. - 4. Gauges for UHV. - 5. UHV Hardware. - 6. Surface Cleaning. - 7. Conclusion. - References. - 6. Electron Probe Microanalysis. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Fundamentals. - 3. Applications. - References. - 7. Research Techniques in Detergency. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Study of Practical Detergency. - 3. Study of Detergency as a Physicochemical Phenomenon. - References. - Author Index. Language: English