Surface analysis

Analyte

Surface of solids

• Sample size : > 20 mm x 20 mm
• Test liquids: water, formamide, glycerin, trikresylphosphate, methylene iodide; others on demand

Equipment

• Krüss  DSA100 automated video goniometer

Results and data processing

• Surface free energy
• Lewis-acid/base properties
• Owens/Wendt model, van Oss model

Additional information

• Surface analytical techniques [PDF]

Applications

• Determination of wetting properties
• Evaluation of Treatments / quality control of activation, functionalization, coating, cleaning processes

Comparative and additional methods

• X-ray photoelectron spectrometry (XPS)
• Fluorescence labelling (FL)
  
• Secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS)