2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/96729We consider the phase separation of binary fluids in contact with a surface which is preferentially wetted by one of the components of the mixture. We review the results available for this problem and present new numerical results obtained using a mesoscopic-level simulation technique for the 3-dimensional problem.RevTeX, 7 figuresStatistical MechanicsSurface-Directed Spinodal Decomposition in Binary Fluid Mixturestext