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Technology: Optical Tensiometry

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Solutions for Biomaterial Research

By Sean Rapp | Read Time: 9 minutes

High Resolution Imaging of Delicate Samples with a Field Emission Desktop SEM Phenom Pharos G2 The Phenom Pharos is the only field emission desktop SEM. … Read more

Technology: Electrospinning, Optical Tensiometry, Quartz Crystal Microbalance, Scanning Electron Microscopy
Measuring the advancing and receding contact angle on a tilted surface

Superhydrophobicity, Oleophobicity, and Contact Angle

By Arnold Luk | Read Time: 8 minutes

Introduction Superhydrophobic and oleophobic surfaces are receiving increased attention because of their potential to provide breakthroughs in applications such as anti-fouling, self-cleaning, and anti-freezing. Contact … Read more

Industry: Materials Science Technology: Optical Tensiometry
Contact angles demonstrating hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces

Cleanliness and quality control testing by contact angle – how clean is my surface?

By Arnold Luk | Read Time: 3 minutes

Contamination can have a wide variety of undesirable effects in manufacturing processes such as polishing, surface treatment, coating application, and etching. Some sources include finger … Read more

Industry: Cleaning & Chemical, Materials Science Technology: Optical Tensiometry
Powder surface as seen in an optical tensiometer

Measuring the contact angle, surface free energy and wettability of powders

By Arnold Luk | Read Time: 4 minutes

For powdered materials such as pharmaceuticals, dyes, proppants, and foods, wettability is an important parameter to characterize. As the powders are immersed into a liquid, … Read more

Industry: Materials Science Technology: Optical Tensiometry
Image of tilting contact angle

Optical Tensiometry as a Tool to Measure Coating Properties and Substrate Adhesion

By Arnold Luk | Read Time: 9 minutes

How can Optical Tensiometry Characterize Coatings? Coatings are used to modify the properties of the substrate that they cover and are ubiquitous in our everyday … Read more

Industry: Materials Science Technology: Optical Tensiometry
Spontaneous surfactant migration in an air-liquid system and oil-water system

Dilatational Rheology of Foams, Emulsions, and Suspensions

By Arnold Luk | Read Time: 5 minutes

The Attension Theta Flex and the Pulsating Drop Module PD-200 Emulsions and foams play a key role in important products such as foods1, pharmaceuticals2, and … Read more

Industry: Cleaning & Chemical, Food Science Technology: Optical Tensiometry
Optical image of pendant drop of a sample

How Interfacial Rheology Can Replace Inefficient Emulsion Characterization in Droplet-Based Microfluidics

By Andrew White | Read Time: 7 minutes

Emulsion Stability in Droplet-Based Microfluidics There are a lack of tools to efficiently predict emulsion stability. Stabilizing emulsions is a significant problem in foods [1], … Read more

Industry: Materials Science, Microfluidics Technology: Optical Tensiometry

Why Your Surgical Mask Orientation Matters: How We Use Wettability to our Advantage

By Andrew White | Read Time: 4 minutes

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, surgical masks and N95 respirators (Fig. 1) have gained significant media attention, both for their use as personal protective equipment (PPE) … Read more

Industry: Filtration, Medical & Pharmaceuticals Technology: Optical Tensiometry
Schematic of a fringe-projection phase shifting measurement

Simultaneous Characterization of Topography and Contact Angle

By Arnold Luk | Read Time: 8 minutes

Improved control and design of dental and orthopedic bone implants through simultaneous characterization of topography and contact angle To ensure the safety and quality of … Read more

Industry: Medical & Pharmaceuticals Technology: Optical Tensiometry
Plasma Treated protocol sessle drop analysis

Quantifying Enhanced Wettability and Time-dependency of Plasma-treated Polypropylene

By Andrew White | Read Time: 11 minutes

Wettability and Adhesion Problems for Polypropylene (PP) Products When applying coatings, inks, adhesives, and other materials to a surface, controlling the surface properties becomes critical. … Read more

Industry: Materials Science Technology: Optical Tensiometry

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      • Components in a SEM
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      • Overview
      • Needle Vs Needle-Less
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      • Electrical Modes for AFM
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      • Stylus Profilometry
      • White Light Interferometry
    • Ion Milling
    • Tensiometry (Contact Angle)
      • Surface and Interfacial Tension
      • Surface Free Energy
      • Advancing and Receding Contact Angles
      • Tilting Angle Measurements
      • Surface Tension, Surface Free Energy, and Wettability
      • Captive bubble measurements
      • Corrected contact angle
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