We offer a selection of application notes, which contain information about exemplary applications of our measurement instruments. For a much broader selection of literature about interfacial chemistry please refer to our literature list.

Application notes related to the OCA series

• The pendant drop method
• Absorption measurements
• Interfacial tension between a printing ink and fountain water
• Determination of surface free energies of polymers
• Surface tension of molten polymers and hot-melts
• Determination of the surface free energy by Wu
• Determination of contact angles by different methods of drop shape analysis
• Use of the Wetting Envelope
• Calculation of a new reference liquid on a known surface
• Contact Angle Measurements on single fibers
• Dynamic Contact Angle Measurements on curved surfaces
• Determination of the critical micelle concentration of Quillaja saponin - J. Tippel, S. Böttcher, S. Drusch, Technical University Berlin Department of Food Technology and Food Material Science
• One-click surface energy determination
• Surface energy analysis for the verification of treatment effects on different polymer substrates
• Surface Energy determination on thin wires using picoliter drops
• Contact angle measurement of lipstick

Application notes related to the DCAT series

• Determination of surface free energy of powders
• Determination of Critical Micelle Concentration (CMC)
• Use of the Wetting Envelope
• Determination of the dynamic contact angle on single fibers
• Determination of the sedimentation rate of lime powder
• Determination of the surface tension of a soft solder and a solder wire
• Protein Adsorption

Application notes related to the SVT series

• Validation of the Spinning Drop Tensiometer SVT20N
• Determination of low interfacial tensions

Application notes related to the MultiScan series

• Stability study of a commercial protein shake
• Stability study of a pesticide formulation
• Stability study of battery coating slurries

Our own customers can give you the best impression on how to use our measuring instruments successfully in industry and research. In the following you will find a few examples of publications that were made possible with the help of our measurement technique.

Food processing industry

• S. Drusch, S. Hamann, A. Berger, Y. Serfert, K. Schwarz, Surface accumulation of milk proteins and milk protein hydrolysates at the air–water interface on a time-scale relevant for spray-drying, Food Research International, Volume 47, Issue 2, July 2012, Pages 140-145, ISSN 0963-9969
• F. Tamm, G. Sauer, M. Scampicchio, S. Drusch, Pendant drop tensiometry for the evaluation of the foaming properties of milk-derived proteins, Food Hydrocolloids, Volume 27, Issue 2, June 2012, Pages 371-377, ISSN 0268-005X

Microstructures and nanostructures

• Guo, P., Zheng, Y., Wen, M., Song, C., Lin, Y. and Jiang, L. (2012), Icephobic/Anti-Icing Properties of Micro/Nanostructured Surfaces. Adv. Mater., 24: 2642–2648. doi:10.1002/adma.201104412