
Rapidcontactangleandsurfacetensionmeasurementswitheasy&accurate analysis.
TheossilaContactAngleGoniometerprovidesafast,reliable,andeasymethodtomeasurecontactanglesandsurfacetensionsofliquiddroplets.
Withitslowprice,compactsize,andintuitivePCsoftware-thebarrier-to-entryislowered,enablingmoreresearchersthanbeforetoperformtheseusefulandversatilemeasurements.ItiscoveredbyourFREE2-yearwarranty.
Features
Affordable-Emergingcameratechnologieshaveallowedhigh-resolutionimagestobecapturedformuchlowermaterialcosts.Thismeanswecanreducethepriceofcontactangleandsurfacetensionmeasurements,withoutcompromisingonquality.
SimpletoUse-ThesystemcomescompletewithPCsoftwarethatprovidesasimpleandintuitiveinterfaceforcontactangleandsurfacetensionmeasurements.Wealsoprovideuserguidesandvideostohelpyougetthemostoutofyourexperiments.
CompactSize -Thesmall footprintofthesystemletsyouperformmeasurementsinlabsevenwhenspaceislacking. Withatotalbenchareaof10cmx30cm,youwon"tneedtodevoteawholedesktoasinglepieceofequipment.
EasierInkOptimisation-AlowpriceandsmallsizemakesitpossIBLeforlabstohavemultiplesystems. Thisenablesconstantaccesstocontactangleandsurfacetensionmeasurements,withoutneedingtowaitinlineforacolleaguetofinishusingit.Thecontinuousfeedbackyougainfromin-linemeasurementswillspeedupyourinkformulationprocess.
High-ResolutionVideo-Takequalityvideosofyourdropletsusingthehigh-resolutioncameraandaspeciallyselectedimaginglens.Watchandedityourvideosandimageshoweveryoulikebyexportingthemas.aviand.pngfiles.
RapidImageCapture-Thehighframerateofthesystemallowsyoutostudythewettingprocessindetail,andgainincreasedinsightintofilmformation.
Components
ContactAngleGoniometer-ThesystemcomprisesahighresolutionUSBcameraandmanuallens,apowerfulbacklightandanadaptablesamplestage.
ContactAngleSoftware-Thecontactanglesoftwareletsyourecordvideoandperformbothcontactangleandsurfacetensionmeasurements.
SyringeClampingMechanism-Aversatileandadaptableclampsystemwillsecureawiderangeofdropletdispensingequipment.
Syringe-A25µlglasssyringewitharemovableblunttipneedle.Idealfordispensingdropletsforbothcontactangleand surfacetension measurements.
Applications
ContactAngleand SurfaceTensionmeasurementsareusedforarangeofapplicationsincluding:
- ThinFilmScale-Up
- Material/SolventCompatABIlity
- SubstrateCleaning
- HydrophobicCoatings
ContactAngleGoniometer
MeasurementAccuracy | ±1o |
MeasurementRange | 5o-180o |
OverallProductDimensions | Width:100mmHeight:100mmDepth:300mm |
StageArea | 50mmx50mm |
MaximumSampleThickness | 20mm |
MaximumCameraResolution | 1920x1080 |
SyringeSpecifications
SyringeVolume | 25µl |
NeedleDiameter | 0.47mm |
NeedleLength | 51mm |
TipShape | Blunt |
SoftwareRequirements
SupportedOperatingSystems | WindowsVista,7,8,and10(64bit) |
MinimumMonitorResolution | 1920x1080 |
RequiredHardDriveSpace | 450MB |
TheContactAngleGoniometercomescompletewithuser-friendlymeasurementsoftware.Thissoftwareisdesignedtobeasintuitiveaspossible,howeverwealsoprovideguidesonhowtouseitmosteffectively.
ThisPCsoftwarehastwomaininteractivesections:recording andanalysis.Theanalysissectionallowstheusertomeasurecontactangleandsurfacetension.
Recording
Capturehigh-resolutionvideosintherecordingsectionofthesoftware.TheVideoswillautomaticallybesavedtodestinationofyourchoosingandare savedin.avifileformat,whichmeansyoucanwatchtheminanycommonvideoplayeroredittheminavideoeditor.Whenloadedintothecontactanglesoftware,thevideoswillappearasaseriesofimageswhichcanbeanalysedindividually.ThevideobelowshowsadropletbeingdispensedandrecordedusingtheContactAnglesoftware.
Analysis
Measurecontactangleandsurfacetensionofyourrecordeddropletsintheanalysissectionofthesoftware.Thesoftwareperformsanedgedetectionalgorithmonthedroplet,thenusesanappropriatefittingtechniquetocalculateitsproperties.

ContactAngle
Fordropletswithcontactanglesabove10o,apolynomialcurveisfittedtothedropletedge.Wherethecurvecrossesthebaseline,itstangentisusedtodeterminethecontactangle.
Ifadropletisbelow10o,thenacirclefitisusedforcontactanglemeasurementsinstead.
Formoreinformationoncontactanglesanddropletfitting,pleaseseeourcontactangletheoryandmeasurementguideguide.
ThevideobelowshowsthemeausurementofacontactangleusingtheContactAngleSoftware.
Contactanglemeasurementsareafundamentaltoolinresearchingahugevarietyoftopics.Almostanyfieldofmaterialssciencecanlearnsomethingfromacontactanglemeasurement.Theexamplesgivenbelowarejustafewofthemanyapplicationsthatthegoniometercanbeusedfor.

ThinFilmScale-Up-Forsolution-processabletechnologiessuchasperovskitesolarcellsorOLEDs,movingfromlaboratory-scaledevicefabricationtoacommercialscaleisoneofthegreatchallengesinresearch.Scalabledepositiontechniquesarebeingusedtocreateincreasinglylargedevices.Forinstance,aresearcherwhousuallyfabricatesdevicesusingaspincoatermaywanttocreatelargerdevicesbyusingaslot-diecoater.Todothis,theywillrequirenewinkswithdifferentwettabilitylevels.TheContactAngleGoniometerallowsthemtoquicklyidentifythesolutionsthatwillwettoasubstratesurfaceandformuniformthin-films.

Material/SolventCompatabilityWhensolutionprocessingthinfilmelectronicdevices,itiscommontodepositanewmateriallayerontopofanotherpreviously-depositedlayer.Thechoiceofsolventandprocessingtechniquewilldeterminewhetherornotthisispossible.Ifthefirstlayerinthestackcanbedissolvedinthesamesolventasthesecond,damagecanoccur.Acontactanglemeasurementcanhelpyoufindoutifthesolutionyoudepositispenetratingthelayerthatisisdepositedonto.

SubstrateCleaning-Thecontactangleofadropletispartlydeterminedbythesurfaceonwhichitisdeposited.Thegoniometercanthereforebeausefultoolfordeterminingsubstratecleanlinessandmakingsuretherearenounwantedpiecesofdustordirtonthesubstrate.Forexample,whenusinganUVozonecleanertoremoveorganiccontaminantsfromanITOsubstrate,acontactanglemeasurementallowsyoutodirectlymeasurethesuccessofyourtechnique.

HydrophobicCoating-Sometimeswedonotwantasolutiontowetwelltoasurface,andcoatingsaredevelopedtoforcealiquidtodewetuponcontact.Thegoalofahydrophobiccoatingisthereforetocreateahighcontactanglebetweenaliquidandasubstrate.Acontactanglegoniometerisarequiredpieceofequipmentforstudyingandimprovingthesecoatings.

Tothebestofourknowledgethetechnicalinformationprovidedhereisaccurate.However,Ossilaassumenoliabilityfortheaccuracyofthisinformation.Thevaluesprovidedherearetypicalatthetimeofmanufactureandmayvaryovertimeandfrombatchtobatch.
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