Critical Surface Tension, Surface Free Energy, Contact Angles with Water, and Hansen Solubility Parameters for Various Polymers

Name(1) CAS #(2) γc(3) γS(4) dγ/dt(5) θWY(6) θWA(7) θWR(8) W (9) δ(10) δD(11) δP(12) δH(13) Ro(14)
Polyurethanes - - 37.5 - 77.5 83.1 35.5 47.4 22.8 18.8 10.0 8.2 9.8
  4.01(11) 7.52(8) 14.2(9) 16.3(9) 21.7(9) 1.53(11) 2.54(11) 3.09(11) 3.48(11)
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) 9016-00-6 20.1 20.4 -0.048(b) 107.8 107.0 69.1 39.3 - - - - -
  3.17(7) 1.54(26) 8.78(3) 4.44(9) 7.10(7) 3.73(7)
Nitrocellulose (cellulose nitrate) 9004-70-0 - 42.7 - - 54.7 20.0 34.7 23.5 16.2 14.1 9.5 10.7
  4.10(3) 11.0(3) 22.5(3) 12.1(3) 1.06(2) 0.85(2) 1.06(2) 1.13(2)
Polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE) 9002-83-9 30.8 30.7 -0.067(c) 90.0 104.0 72.0 32.0 16.5 15.6 2.5 4.7 5.8
  1.34(4) 3.79(7) -(1) 0.00(2) 7.07(2) 7.07(2) 2.10(3) 1.46(3) 2.44(3) 1.56(3)
Polyimide (PI) 25038-81-7 - 43.8 - 71.5 79.9 48.0 31.3 - - - - -
  6.80(4) 2.07(6) 5.01(8) 12.2(8) 10.4(8)
Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) 29658-26-2 - 42.1 - 91.0 85.0 55.0 30.0 - - - - -
  -(1) -(1) -(1) -(1) -(1)
Nylon 6,6 32131-17-2 42.2 44.3 -0.065(c) 67.6 69.3 40.9 27.6 25.8 17.2 9.9 16.5 4.4
  4.50(12) 3.62(18) 4.94(7) 2.91(5) -(1) -(1) 1.11 1.10 6.80 1.24
Amorphous fluoropolymer (Teflon AF) - - - - - 117.5 90.3 27.1 - - - - -
  5.67(5) 3.42(5) 9.13(5)
Nylon 6 (polycaprolactum, aramid 6) 25038-54-4 43.9 45.4 - - 65.5 42.4 26.8 20.3 17.0 3.4 10.6 5.1
  2.42(3) 3.52(6) 4.27(7) -(1) -(1) -(1) -(1) -(1) -(1)
Polyoxymethylene (POM, polyacetal, polymethylene oxide) 24969-26-4 37.0 38.6 - 74.5 79.0 54.0 25.0 - - - - -
  1.41(2) 5.68(3) -(1) -(1) -(1) -(1)
Thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) - - 30.9 - - 101.5 79.0 22.5 - - - - -
  3.45(11) 3.54(2) 7.07(2) 3.54(2)
Nylon 12 24937-16-4 37.1 39.3 - - 72.4 56.5 20.5 22.2 18.5 8.1 9.1 6.3
  8.63(2) 3.02(3) 5.37(3) -(1) -(1) -(1) -(1) -(1) -(1)
Polypropylene (PP) (a) 30.5 30.2 -0.058(b) 94.9 107.3 89.0 20.2 18.0 17.7 2.9 1.2 6.2
  1.50(3) 2.77(32) 5.29(11) 7.75(15) 5.73(6) 2.72(6) 0.46(2) 2.80(2) 1.71(2) 1.76(2)
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) 25038-59-9 39.0 44.0 -0.065(c) 72.0 73.0 54.5 20.0 20.8 18.7 6.3 6.7 6.5
  5.71(11) 3.85(28) 6.33(17) 7.32(17) 5.77(8) 11.0(8) 1.25(8) 2.03(8) 2.80(8) 3.36(8)
Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA, acrylic, plexiglas) 9011-14-7 37.5 41.8 -0.076(b) 69.1 74.7 54.2 18.4 21.3 17.9 10.1 5.4 11.0
  4.68(12) 3.63(38) 6.08(17) 10.2(8) 5.44(2) 1.98(2) 1.37(5) 4.46(5) 3.73(5) 4.63(5)
Polycarbonate (PC) 24936-68-3 44.0 42.3 -0.060(c) 81.3 84.0 68.0 16.0 22.2 19.6 8.8 5.7 10.2
  2.83(2) 5.32(7) 5.77(3) -(1) -(1) -(1) 1.75(3) 2.58(3) 1.04(3) 4.06(3)
Fluorinated ethylene polypropylene (FEP) 25067-11-2 19.1 18.5 - 105.7 112.7 98.5 14.8 19.6 19.0 4.0 3.0 4.0
  1.27(2) 2.25(7) 4.54(6) 5.03(4) 5.28(4) 1.31(3) -(1) -(1) -(1) -(1)
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) 9002-84-0 19.4 21.8 -0.058(c) 109.4 108.9 96.0 14.3 16.7 16.2 1.8 3.4 3.9
  1.49(8) 3.24(35) 5.70(17) 7.06(8) 8.72(3) 10.6(3) -(1) -(1) -(1) -(1)
Polyethylene (PE) 9002-88-4 31.6 33.5 -0.057(b) 94.9 97.2 83.1 13.9 17.6 16.8 3.8 3.8 6.6
  2.05(21) 3.02(62) 6.96(27) 5.80(26) 10.7(9) 8.66(9) 0.88(7) 1.94(7) 2.52(7) 2.84(7)
Paraffin 8002-74-2 24.8 27.9 -0.060(c) 109.3 108.5 96.0 11.0 - - - - -
  6.53(3) 3.96(12) 1.84(2) 2.12(2) -(1) -(1)
Polystyrene (PS) 9003-53-6 34.0 38.3 -0.072(b) 85.3 88.5 81.8 10.0 23.9 22.8 5.8 4.3 12.7
  4.27(18) 5.23(32) 6.08(8) 5.75(15) 3.86(4) 2.65(3) -(1) -(1) -(1) -(1)
Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) 24937-79-9 31.6 31.5 - 86.0 93.4 91.0 1.0 23.2 17.0 12.1 10.2 4.1
  5.83(5) 5.29(13) 4.00(3) 1.98(2) -(1) -(1) -(1) -(1) -(1) -(1)
Polyxylylene (parylene) - - 46.3 - - - - - - - - - -
  -(1)
Polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC, Saran) 9002-85-1 40.2 43.7 - 80.0 - - - 23.1 19.0 9.6 9.0 5.8
  3.89(4) 2.81(9) -(1) 1.98(2) 0.64(2) 1.70(2) 2.62(2)
Polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) 9003-39-8 - 46.0 - - - - - - - - - -
  3.61(2)
Polyvinyl proprionate 25035-84-1 - 34.0 -0.072(c) - - - - - - - - -
  -(1)
Polyvinyl octanoate - - 28.7 -0.061(c) - - - - - - - - -
  -(1)
Polyvinyl hexanoate - - 28.9 -0.063(c) - - - - - - - - -
  -(1)
Polyvinyl hexadecanoate - - 30.9 -0.066(c) - - - - - - - - -
  -(1)
Polyvinyl formal 63450-15-7 39.0 - - - - - - - - - - -
  -(1)
Polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) 24981-14-4 32.7 36.4 - 82.5 88.6 - - - - - - -
  4.66(4) 4.07(14) 3.54(2) -(1)
Polyvinyl ethyl ether (polyethoxyethylene) 25104-37-4 - 36.0 - - - - - - - - - -
  -(1)
Polyvinyl dodecanoate - - 29.1 -0.063(c) - - - - - - - - -
 
Polyvinyl decanoate - - 28.9 -0.062(c) - - - - - - - - -
  -(1)
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) 9002-86-2 37.9 40.1 - 83.2 91.9 75.3 - 20.0 16.8 8.9 6.1 8.5
  7.05(11) 3.66(22) 10.3(8) 7.88(3) -(1) 1.65(5) 1.95(5) 1.78(5) 3.94(5)
Polyvinyl butyrate - - 31.1 -0.070(c) - - - - - - - - -
  -(1)
Polyvinyl butyral 63148-65-2 28.0 38.0 - - - - - 24.6 19.1 9.5 12.2 10.0
  -(1) -(1) 0.92(3) 4.50(3) 1.65(3) 1.53(3)
Polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) 25213-24-5 37.0 44.2 - 51.0 - - - 25.2 14.7 14.1 14.9 10.5
  -(1) 6.56(4) -(1) 2.51(4) 2.13(4) 2.18(4) 1.38(4)
Polyvinyl acetate (PVA) 9003-20-7 35.3 38.5 -0.066(b) 60.6 - - - 25.7 20.9 11.3 9.7 13.7
  2.08(3) 2.75(14) -(1) -(1) -(1) -(1) -(1)
Polytrifluoroethylene 24980-67-4 26.5 26.5 - 92.0 - - - - - - - -
  3.99(3) 2.79(7) -(1)
Polytetramethylene oxide - - 32.8 - - - - - - - - - -
  1.27(2)
Polytetrahydrofuran (PTHF) 25190-06-1 - 31.9 - - - - - - - - - -
  0.00(2)
Polysulfone (PSU) 25135-51-7 42.1 44.9 - 75.0 66.0 - - 21.5 18.5 8.5 7.0 9.4
  1.48(2) 2.47(2) -(1) -(1) 2.17(3) 2.61(3) 1.12(3) 1.69(3)
Polystearyl methacrylate 25639-21-8 20.8 36.3 - - - - - - - - - -
  -(1) -(1)
Polypropylene isophthalate - - 49.3 -0.083(c) - - - - - - - - -
  -(1)
Polypropylene glycol (PPG, polypropylene oxide) 25322-69-4 32.0 30.6 -0.079(b) - - - - - - - - -
  -(1) 2.36(7)
Poly n-propyl methacrylate 2210-79-9 32.0 33.2 -0.065(c) - - - - - - - - -
  -(1) -(1)
Poly(phosphazene) - 16.5 15.8 - - - - - - - - - -
  -(1) 0.35(2)
Polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) 26125-40-6 38.0 46.8 - 80.3 - - - 19.8 18.7 5.3 3.7 6.7
  -(1) 3.29(3) 1.53(3) -(1) -(1) -(1) -(1)
Polyphenylene oxide (PPO) 25134-01-4 47.0 46.0 - - - - - 19.3 16.9 8.9 2.7 11.7
  -(1) -(1) -(1) -(1) -(1) -(1)
Polyphenyl methacrylate - 35.0 - - - - - - - - - - -
  -(1)
Polyoctyl methacrylate - 23.5 - - - - - - - - - - -
  -(1)
Poly(nonafluoroisobutyl acrylate) - - 14.0 - - - - - - - - - -
  -(1)
Polymethylphenylsilylene - - 43.7 - - - - - - - - - -
  0.57(2)
Polymethylphenylsiloxane 9005-12-3 - 26.1 - - - - - - - - - -
  -(1)
Poly a-methyl styrene 25014-31-7 - 38.7 -0.058(b) - - - - - - - - -
  -(1)
Poly(4-methyl pentene-1) - - 25.0 - - - - - - - - - -
  -(1)
Polymethyl acrylate (PMA) 25087-26-7 38.0 39.8 -0.070(c) - - - - - - - - -
  4.24(2) 2.21(9)
Polymethacrylonitrile (PMAN) 25067-61-2 39.0 42.3 - - - - - 23.7 17.2 14.4 7.6 3.8
  -(1) 3.08(3) -(1) -(1) -(1) -(1)
Polylauryl methacrylate 25719-52-2 21.3 32.8 - - - - - - - - - -
  -(1) -(1)
Polyisoprene (PIP) 9003-31-0 - 32.3 - - - - - 18.4 18.1 2.4 2.3 10.3
  1.53(3) 2.32(3) 1.40(3) 2.66(3) 3.40(3)
Polyisobutylene (PIB, butyl rubber) 9003-27-4 27.0 33.2 -0.064(b) - 112.1 - - 17.1 16.4 1.7 4.7 7.9
  0.00(2) 3.21(10) -(1) 1.26(6) 2.15(6) 2.08(6) 2.46(6)
Poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) 24249-16-5 37.0 - - - - - - - - - - -
  -(1)
Poly(hexyl methacrylate) 25087-17-6 27.5 30.0 -0.062(c) - - - - - - - - -
  -(1) 0.00(2)
Poly(hexafluoropropylene) - 16.9 15.9 - 112.0 - - - - - - - -
  0.96(3) 2.67(4) -(1)
Poly(hexachlorobutadiene) - - 41.5 - - - - - - - - - -
  -(1)
Poly(heptafluoroisopropyl methacrylate) - - 15.0 - - - - - - - - - -
  -(1)
Poly(heptafluoroisopropyl acrylate) - - 14.0 - - - - - - - - - -
  -(1)
Poly(heptadecafluorooctyl methacrylate) - - 15.3 - - - - - - - - - -
  -(1)
Polyethylene oxide (PEO, PEG, polyethylene glycol) 25322-68-3 43.0 43.1 -0.095(c) 63.0 - - - - - - - -
  -(1) 2.07(16) -(1)
Poly 2-ethylhexyl methacrylate 25719-51-1 - 28.8 -0.062(c) - - - - - - - - -
  -(1)
Poly 2-ethylhexyl acrylate 9003-77-4 31.0 29.7 -0.070(c) - - - - - - - - -
  -(1) 0.71(2)
Polyethyl methacrylate (PEMA) 9003-42-3 32.8 34.0 -0.070(c) - - - - 20.0 17.5 8.5 4.7 9.6
  0.90(4) 2.50(7) 1.34(3) 0.62(3) 3.82(3) 1.99(3)
Polyethyl acrylate (PEA) 9003-32-1 34.0 35.1 -0.070(c) - - - - - - - - -
  1.41(2) 1.47(6)
Polyethersulfone (PES) 25154-01-2 - 47.0 - 68.5 - - - 21.0 18.3 8.2 6.4 6.3
  -(1) 0.71(2) 0.91(6) 3.10(6) 2.33(6) 2.61(6)
Polyetherimide (PEI) 61128-46-9 - - - 76.5 - - - 19.8 17.7 6.0 6.4 4.8
  12.0(2) 1.07(5) 1.14(5) 2.43(5) 1.70(5)
Polyepichlorohydrin 24969-06-0 35.0 43.2 - - - - - - - - - -
  0.00(2) -(1)
Poly(dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) - - 36.0 - - - - - - - - - -
  -(1)
Polydiethylsiloxane (PDES) 63148-61-8 - 25.7 -0.073(c) - - - - - - - - -
  -(1)
Polychloroprene 9010-98-4 38.0 40.9 -0.086(b) - - - - - - - - -
  0.00(2) 3.63(7)
Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) 26062-94-2 - 46.3 - - 84.0 - - - - - - -
  0.51(5) 0.00(2)
Polybutylene isophthalate - - 47.8 -0.080(c) - - - - - - - - -
  -(1)
Poly t-butyl methacrylate (PtBMA) 25189-00-9 18.1 30.5 -0.059(b) 108.1 - - - - - - - -
  -(1) 0.00(2) -(1)
Poly n-butyl methacrylate (PnBMA) 25608-33-7 29.8 33.1 -0.059(b) 91.0 - - - 18.4 16.0 6.2 6.6 9.5
  1.94(3) 2.70(12) -(1) -(1) -(1) -(1) -(1)
Poly iso-butyl methacrylate (PIBMA) 9011-15-8 - 30.9 -0.060(b) - - - - 20.0 18.3 4.9 6.3 9.4
  0.00(2) 2.11(3) 0.93(3) 5.12(3) 2.10(3)
Poly n-butyl acrylate 9003-49-0 29.5 32.8 -0.070(c) - - - - - - - - -
  2.12(2) 1.82(3)
Polybutadiene 9003-17-2 29.3 45.9 -0.144(d) 96.0 - - - 18.0 17.5 2.3 3.4 6.6
  3.79(3) 3.89(2) -0.110(e) 1.41(2) -(1) -(1) -(1) -(1)
Polybenzyl methacrylate (PBMA) 25085-83-0 36.0 - - - - - - - - - - -
  -(1)
Poly(L-alanine) 25191-17-7 - 45.2 - - - - - - - - - -
  -(1)
Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) 25014-41-9 47.0 46.8 - - - - - 27.4 21.7 14.1 9.1 10.9
  4.24(2) 6.62(4) -(1) -(1) -(1) -(1)
Polyacrylamide 9003-05-8 34.3 52.3 - - - - - - - - - -
  4.60(2) -(1)
Polyacetylene (polyethyne) - - 51.5 - 72.0 - - - - - - - -
  0.71(2) -(1)
Phenoxy resin 26402-79-9 - 43.0 - - - - - - - - - -
  -(1)
Nylon 11 25587-80-8 35.6 34.0 - - 82.0 - - 20.5 17.0 4.4 10.6 5.1
  4.40(8) -(1) 9.90(2) -(1) -(1) -(1) -(1)
Nylon 10,10 - 32.0 - - - 94.0 - - - - - - -
  -(1) -(1)
Nylon 9,9 - 34.0 - - - 86.0 - - - - - - -
  -(1) -(1)
Nylon 8,8 - 34.0 - - - 86.0 - - - - - - -
  -(1) -(1)
Nylon 7,7 - 43.0 - - - 70.0 - - - - - - -
  -(1) -(1)
Nylon 6,12 24936-74-1 - 67.0 - - - - - - - - - -
  -(1)
Nylon 6,10 9008-66-6 - 40.5 - - 71.0 - - - - - - -
  -(1) -(1)
Nylon 4 24938-56-5 - 48.5 - - - - - - - - - -
  -(1)
Nylon 2 (polyglycine) 25718-94-9 - 50.1 - - - - - - - - - -
  -(1)
Nafion 31175-20-9 - - - - 90.5 - - - - - - -
  4.80(4)
2-Hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA, ethylene glycol monoacrylate) 867-77-9 - 56.8 - - 59.0 - - - - - - -
  1.20(2) -(1)
Hexatriacontane 630-06-8 20.6 22.8 -0.066(c) 108.2 109.0 - - - - - - -
  1.30(6) 5.03(9) 4.03(2) -(1)
Ethylene-propylene-diene-monomer (EPDM) 25038-36-2 - 32.5 - 91.0 - - - - - - - -
  4.31(2) -(1)
Ethyl methacrylate (EMA) 97-63-2 - 42.0 - - 74.0 - - - - - - -
  1.06(2) -(1)
Ethyl cellulose 9004-57-3 - 30.3 - - 84.5 - - 20.4 19.0 5.6 4.9 7.9
  2.40(2) -(1) 1.56(2) 1.84(2) 1.41(2) 2.83(2)
Epoxies - 44.5 45.3 - 54.0 87.5 - - 24.1 19.2 10.9 9.6 11.1
  0.71(2) 4.21(6) -(1) 3.54(2) 2.53(13) 2.37(13) 2.66(13) 3.98(13)
Eicosane 112-95-8 - 28.9 -0.0833(c) - - - - - - - - -
  -(1)
Cellulose triacetate 9012-09-3 48.8 - - - - - - - - - - -
  -(1)
Cellulose acetate butyrate (CAB) 9004-36-8 - 34.0 - - - - - 22.2 17.2 13.8 2.8 12.6
  -(1) -(1) -(1) -(1) -(1)
Cellulose acetate (CA) 9004-35-7 37.5 41.1 - 54.5 - - - 23.5 17.1 13.1 9.4 10.6
  2.12(2) 3.37(5) -(1) 1.58(4) 4.41(4) 3.81(4) 2.96(4)
Cellophane 9005-81-6 - 45.4 - - - - - 28.5 16.1 18.5 14.5 9.3
  -(1) -(1) -(1) -(1) -(1)
Aramid (Kevlar) 26125-61-1 - 45.7 - - 63.7 - - - - - - -
  1.76(3) 3.54(2)
Aluminum foil (f) 7429-90-5 - 41.2 - 81.3 - - - - - - - -
  2.47(2) 4.60(2) - - - - - - - -
Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) 9003-56-9 38.5 42.0 - 89.7 72.0 - - 19.2 17.0 5.7 6.8 9.4
  -(1) 4.70(8) -(1) -(1) 0.92(2) 4.17(2) 0.49(2) 2.19(2)

(a) Atactic PP CAS #9003-08-0; isotactic PP CAS #25085-53-4.To top of page

(b) S. Wu, J. Macromol. Sci., C10, 1 (1974).To top of page

(c) S. Wu, in Polymer Handbook, 3rd Ed., J. Brandrup and E.H. Immergut, eds., Wiley-Interscience, New York, NY, 1989, p. VI: 414-426.To top of page

(d) Polybutadiene data for carboxyl end group; S. Wu, in Polymer Handbook, 3rd Ed., J. Brandrup and E.H. Immergut, eds., Wiley-Interscience, New York, NY, 1989, p. VI: 414-426.To top of page

(e) Polybutadiene data for methyl ester end group; S. Wu, in Polymer Handbook, 3rd Ed., J. Brandrup and E.H. Immergut, eds., Wiley-Interscience, New York, NY, 1989, p. VI: 414-426.To top of page

(f) Aluminum foil, while obviously not a polymer, is included due to its widespread use in package converting and other industries.To top of page

(1) Names which are most widely used to describe the material or family of materials (e.g., polyurethanes and epoxies) at hand are preferred here. Commonly used acronyms and synonyms are also shown.To top of page

(2) CAS (Chemical Abstract Series) numbers are shown where available. In a number of instances, more than one CAS number is assigned to a given polymer — in some cases the details and nuances of these divergences are not at all clear. We have tried to reference the CAS number which appears to have the widest use with reference to the solid state properties of the given polymer.To top of page

(3) γc: Critical surface tension in mJ/m2 (equivalent to dynes/cm), generally determined by the Zisman method (regression of the cosine of the contact angle), or by the wetting tension method (using solutions of 2-ethoxyethanol and formamide, per ASTM Std. D-2578).To top of page

(4) γs: Surface free energy in mJ/m2 (equivalent to dynes/cm), as measured, estimated, and calculated by a wide variety of methods and theories.To top of page

(5) dγ/dt: Change in surface energy in mJ/m2 (equivalent to dynes/cm) per degree Kelvin (or Celsius). To top of page

(6) θWY: Equilibrium (or Young's) contact angle with water, in degrees.To top of page

(7) θWA: Advancing contact angle with water, in degrees.To top of page

(8) θWR: Retreating contact angle with water, in degrees.To top of page

(9)W: Contact angle hysteresis (difference between advancing and retreating) with water, in degrees.To top of page

(10) δ: Total Hansen solubility parameter (square root of the sum of squares of the average values for dispersion, polar, and hydrogen bonding components), in MPa1/2 (equivalent to joules/cubic centimeter; 2.0455 x (cal/cc)1/2) @ 20-25oC (293.15-298.15 K). All data from Hansen Solubility Parameters: A User's Handbook, 2nd Ed., C.M. Hansen, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2007.To top of page

(11) δD: Hansen dispersion solubility parameter, in MPa1/2 (equivalent to joules/cubic centimeter; 2.0455 x (cal/cc)1/2) @ 20-25oC (293.15-298.15 K). All data from Hansen Solubility Parameters: A User's Handbook, 2nd Ed., C.M. Hansen, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2007.To top of page

(12) δP: Hansen polar solubility parameter, in MPa1/2 (equivalent to joules/cubic centimeter; 2.0455 x (cal/cc)1/2) @ 20-25oC (293.15-298.15 K). All data from Hansen Solubility Parameters: A User's Handbook, 2nd Ed., C.M. Hansen, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2007.To top of page

(13) δH: Hansen hydrogen bonding solubility parameter, in MPa1/2 (equivalent to joules/cubic centimeter; 2.0455 x (cal/cc)1/2) @ 20-25oC (293.15-298.15 K). All data from Hansen Solubility Parameters: A User's Handbook, 2nd Ed., C.M. Hansen, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2007.To top of page

(14) Ro: Interaction radius. All data from Hansen Solubility Parameters: A User's Handbook, 2nd Ed., C.M. Hansen, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2007.To top of page