The phrase "against a surface" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an action or position where something is in contact with or opposed to a surface.
Example: "The ball rolled against a surface, creating a loud thud."
Alternatives: "in contact with a surface" or "upon a surface".
Pressed against a surface, the molecules of these ridges attract those of the surface via an electrostatic phenomenon called the van der Waals force.
Nanox, the aluminum-titanium compound that Inframat makes, spreads out in grains 10 to 40 nanometers wide when sprayed against a surface, said Dr. David Reisner, chief executive of Inframat.
The whole top of the body shifts as a buffer for impacts, which happens more than you might expect, but unlike many other bump-style cleaners, it doesn't turn and rub itself against a surface and so won't mark any delicate finishes or appliances you might have.
Katie Mitchell's brilliant production, with designs by Vicki Mortimer, makes ingenious use of the huge Felsenreitschule stage, with the action occurring in various cubicles, all captured on camera by a dimly visible production team, then projected against a surface whose imperfections give the illusion of an Impressionistic painting.
A contactor has been rubbed against a surface, and the friction noise thus generated is related with the roughness of the surface.
Recently, Favero et al. have compared modifications of an acid-etched surface with calcium ions (UnicCa®) against a surface modified by a nanometer-scale Discrete Crystalline Deposition (DCD™) of Calcium Phosphate [8].
In spite of the abundance of data for a contribution of AS to the pathogenesis of enterococcal endocarditis, our studies have shown that antibodies raised against a surface-exposed, N-terminal domain of AS are not protective against endocarditis in a rabbit model [6], [13].
Rituximab is a chimeric monoclonal antibody against CD20, a surface antigen on B lymphocytes.
Rituximab is a monoclonal antibody directed against CD20, a surface antigen expressed in cells of B-lymphocyte lineage.
Identification of the pial and white matter surfaces against an additional surface that tightly wraps the pial surface are used to estimate the degree of cortical folding at a 25-mm spherical vertex-based region.
Abrasive wear occurs when a hard surface is rubbed against a soft surface and by penetration, causing a track on the soft surface.
