Quality control of solid materials

MSA One-Click SFE

Analyzing wettability in a second with only one click

TVA100B

Wetting measurements in depressions and on concave surfaces

Adhesion on metals

Contact angle and surface tension for the processing of metal surfaces

Sessile Drop

The sessile drop is the standard arrangement for optical measurement of the contact angle using drop …

Soldering processes

Contact angle and surface tension as parameters for optimizing soldering processes

Surface Science Online Course

Increase your knowledge and update your practical expertise in the field of surface science. Facilitated …

Why test inks don’t tell the full truth

One of the most commonly used methods to approach surface free energy is test …

Production of ceramic surfaces

Methods for optimizing the surface of ceramic materials and coatings

Coating of glass

Quality control of the interface chemistry of glass bonds and treated surfaces

Biocompatibility of medical implants

Surface characterization for body-compatible dental and bone prostheses

Tensiometer

A tensiometer is a device for measuring the surface tension of a liquid and/or the interfacial tension …

Fiber reinforced polymers

Contact angle and surface tension for optimizing the wetting and adhesion between fibers and matrix …

Optimizing flame treatment of polymer surfaces

Mobile contact angle measurements on glass fiber reinforced composite materials for automobile interiors

Wettability

Wettability describes the attempt of a solid to form a common interface with a liquid which comes into …

Coating of metals

Chemical interface measurements for protection, painting and bonding

Production of latex

Investigations into the wetting of immersion molds and into dispersion and emulsion stability

Production of electronic boards

Optimization of cleaning and final coating using surface chemical methods

MSA Flexible Liquid

Fast, automatic, and non-destructive wetting analysis with your liquids of choice

Top-view distance method

The top-view distance method is an optical method for measuring the contact angle.

Determine how clean surfaces are: Quickly and on the go

Optimizing residence times in cleaning baths

DSA100B

The manual premium solution for changing contact angle tasks

Height-width method

Method for determining the contact angle in drop shape analysis. The contact angle is calculated from …

DSA100E

The automated premium solution for wetting and adhesion analysis of solids and liquids

Spreading

Spreading describes the expansion of a liquid phase on a second liquid or solid phase (complete wetting). …

Owens, Wendt, Rabel and Kaelble (OWRK) method

The Owens, Wendt, Rabel and Kaelble method is a standard method for calculating the surface free energy …

Polymer surface treatment

Contact angle measurements for determining wettability and adhesion

Ayríís

Surface quality control has never been so easy and reliable

Confocal microscopy

Confocal microscopy is an optical method for obtaining three-dimensional images of surface textures …

Surface treatment of wood

Surface tension and contact angle for optimizing the protection and bonding of wood

Why test inks cannot tell the full truth about surface free energy

A comparative study between test inks and contact angle measurements in our laboratory

Characterizing particle size of filler materials quickly and easily

Sedimentation measurements on calcium carbonate powders with a tensiometer

Coating of polymers

Methods for measuring wetting and adhesion

DSA30B

The versatile manual instrument for changing contact angle tasks

Polar part

The polar part is that part of the surface free energy of a solid or the surface tension of a liquid …

Surface free energy (SFE), surface energy

Surface free energy (SFE) is the work that would be necessary to increase the surface area of a solid …

Drop shape analysis

Drop shape analysis (DSA) is an image analysis method for determining the contact angle from the shadow …

Surface roughness

Surface roughness is the degree of unevenness of the surface of a solid below the scale of magnitude …

Liquid Needle

The Liquid Needle is a dosing technology for optical contact angle measurement developed by KRÜSS.

DSA30E

Versatile automated wetting and adhesion analysis of solids and liquids

Adhesion on glass

Contact angle and surface tension in glass cleaning and coating

Wettability of contact lenses

Contact angle measurements for ensuring quality and the development of biocompatible materials

Quality control of wafers

Contact angle and surface energy as parameters for the structure of homogenous, functional wafer layers

DSA100L

Automatic wettability analysis of large surfaces

Coating of fibers

Methods for monitoring wetting, adhesion and cleaning

Metal plating

Interfacial measurement techniques for characterizing wetting agents and checking for their concentration

Circle method

Method for determining the contact angle in drop shape analysis. With the circle method (circular segment …

Inkjet printing

Optimization of the ink, the printing process and the substrate with surface science methods

Offset printing

Quality assurance by means of interfacial chemical investigations of moistening agents, inks and printing …

DSA30S

The versatile instrument for semi-automatic wettability analysis

Lotus effect

The lotus effect (lotus blossom effect) describes the behavior of ultrahydrophobic surfaces.

Roll-off angle

The roll-off angle is the angle of inclination of a surface at which a drop rolls off it.

Wetting

Wetting describes the degree to which a liquid spreads on a solid when it comes into contact with it. …

Adhesion on polymers

Contact angle and surface tension for optimizing plastic coatings

DSA25E

From one-click wettability measurement to analysis of solid-liquid adhesion

Replacing the solid needle by a liquid one when measuring static contact angles

Comparison of the traditional solid needle dosing system and a novel pressure-based dosing system, a …

Paints and varnishes on surfaces

From spreading, adhesion, interfacial tension to the final functions of the finished coating

DSA100W

Automatic wettability and adhesion analysis of wafers and other round samples

Moving Beyond Cross Hatch: The Stood-Up Drop Technique as a New Route to Assess Coating Adhesion

Correlating the dewetting angle with ISO2409:2020 test results

DSA25B

The easy-to-use manual instrument for changing contact angle tasks

Production of cement and concrete

Interfacial chemistry measuring methods for the material behavior before and after setting

DSA25S

Semi-automatic wettability analysis with high dosing precision

Wetting and coating of textiles

Contact angle and surface tension for optimizing the coating of functional textiles

DSA100S

The semi-automatic premium solution for wettability analysis

Contact angle

When an interface exists between a liquid and a solid, the angle between the surface of the liquid and …

Interfacial tension

In the broader sense, interfacial tension is defined as the work which must be expended to increase …