Drop Shape Analyzer

Tool

Krüss Scientific DSA30E

Applications

-Static contact angle

-Advancing and receding contact angle

-Contact angle using a bubble in a liquid

-Roll-off angle

-Surface free energy (SFE) 

-Position-dependent contact angle and SFE

-Surface tension of a liquid and interfacial tension between two liquids

-Work of adhesion, solid/liquid interfacial tension, spreading coefficient

Technical Specifications

Modes: Captive bubble/sessile Drop/pendant drop/rising drop.

CA type: advancing, receding, static, dynamic, tilting

Angle measurement Range 0 to 180° Resolution 0.01°, Accuracy 0.1°

Interfacial tension (IFT)/surface tension (SFT) range 0.01 to 2000 mN/m, Resolution 0.01 mN/m

Maximum sample size 320 mm × ∞ × 275 mm (W × D × H) 

Operating temperature 10 to 40 °C

Camera system CF04 ( USB 3.0, 1920 × 1200 px, 2300 fps, 6.5× manual zoom, View angle ±3°, optics resolution  2.5 to 16.2 μm

Additional Tools

500μL SY20 glass syringe/ dosing control 10 to 1400 μL/min