Research of solids

Get a solid understanding of your material

Build a foundation of knowledge around solid surfaces

Advanced products often call for advanced approaches, making it necessary to create specialized substrates for the products of the future or to optimize well-established materials already in use. Uncover how researchers use surface science to create solids that will live up to performance and durability requirements.

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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

Tensíío

The new generation tensiometer for liquid and solid surfaces

Wetting and roughness – What to do if Wenzel does not work?

How contact angle measurements and confocal microscopy can provide an empirical solution

DSA100HP1750

Wetting and interfacial tension under pressure conditions of reservoir stimulation

Polar part

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

ADVANCE Software

ADVANCE | Adhesion Analysis

The Adhesion Analysis of ADVANCE makes the most of your surface free energy results by calculating scientific parameters for the contact between a solid and a liquid in order assess adhesion

Confocal microscopy

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

Drop shape

Universal analysis of wettability and adhesion | DSA100

How intensively a solid is wetted by a liquid strongly depends on the solid’s surface free energy (SFE). The modularity and versatility of the Drop Shape Analyzer – DSA100, our high-end inst

Soldering processes

Contact angle and surface tension as parameters for optimizing soldering processes

ADVANCE Software

ADVANCE | Drop Shape

Comprehensive wetting and adhesion analysis requires intelligent and versatile software – like ADVANCE. The software supports every degree of automization up to full software control of surf

Hysteresis

In general, hysteresis describes the behavior of a system in which an output variable is dependent on …

Production of electronic boards

Optimization of cleaning and final coating using surface chemical methods

Wettability of cosmetic powders and pigments

Interfacial chemistry measuring methods for powder wetting and dispersion stability

Liquid Needle

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

Wettability

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

Adhesion on glass

Contact angle and surface tension in glass cleaning and coating

Tensiometers

Universal analysis of liquid and solid surfaces | K100

Determining surface and interfacial tension, contact angles, or critical micelle concentration is necessary in many industries. Whether improving surfactants, cosmetics, inks, or pharmaceuti

DSA100HP40

Analyzing phase interactions and transitions at high pressures

Coating of powders

Contact angle measurement for optimizing the success of surface chemical modification

Pharmaceuticals and galenics

Interfacial chemical analyses for the production and bioavailability of medicines

Roll-off angle

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

Optimizing adhesion

Achieving optimum adhesion is often the most critical factor in producing excellent products. Understanding …

Interfacial tension

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

DSA100HP690

High pressure interfacial analysis for flooding methods in EOR

Sessile Drop

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

Production of cement and concrete

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

DSA100M

The premium solution for wettability analysis of microscopically small surfaces

Recovery and processing of bitumen

Measuring methods for the extraction of bitumen and its optimization as a building material

Surface Science Online Course

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

DSA100W

Automatic wettability and adhesion analysis of wafers and other round samples

DSA25S

Semi-automatic wettability analysis with high dosing precision

Top-view distance method

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

Froth flotation

Optimization of flotation separation using interfacial chemical methods

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 …

Fiber reinforced polymers

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

DSA25E

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

Offset printing

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

Coating of glass

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

Adhesion on polymers

Contact angle and surface tension for optimizing plastic coatings

DSA100E

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

Polymer blending

Methods of interfacial chemistry for creating new polymer materials

Spreading

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

Hydraulic fracturing

Interfacial chemical support in the exploitation of crude oil and natural gas deposits

Biocompatibility of medical implants

Surface characterization for body-compatible dental and bone prostheses

Wetting of battery electrodes

Speeding up a time-consuming process with interfacial analytical methods

Washburn method

The Washburn method is a method for measuring the contact angle and the surface free energy of porous …

Predicting coatability

Contact angle and surface tension results as a basis for targeted development of coating formulations

Wettability of contact lenses

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

Wetting and coating of textiles

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

Drop shape analysis

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

Lotus effect

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

Dispersing of ceramic powders

Interfacial chemistry measuring methods for mineral coatings and coated surfaces

DSA30S

The versatile instrument for semi-automatic wettability analysis

ADVANCE Software

Ready for Industry 4.0! | ADVANCE API

Quality control requires the simplest possible useability. Our ADVANCE WebApp reduces operation to a click of a button in the browser of any computer. The ADVANCE API goes even further and c

Metal plating

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

Enhanced oil recovery (EOR)

Interfacial technology for efficient oil field exploitation

Inkjet printing

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

DSA100S

The semi-automatic premium solution for wettability analysis

Advanced Surface Science Workshop 2024

This in-person workshop aims to update and broaden the participants' knowledge …

Tensiometers

Tensíío Instrument Demo | Introduction (Playlist)

This introduction is part of a growing video series about Tensíío. Watch application expert Dr. Andrew Mellor explain how the setup can be adapted to your specific task. Experience the method variety of the instrument as well as its features designed to make the daily lab routine as convenient as possible.

Work of adhesion

The work of adhesion W12 is the work which must be done to separate two adjacent phases 1 and 2 of a …

Coating of polymers

Methods for measuring wetting and adhesion

Drop shape

Revolutionary dosing technique | Liquid Needle

Watch the story of the Liquid Needle, our revolutionary dosing technique for contact angle measurement. This fast and reproducible way of drop placement uses a very thin jet which does not d