Surface Tension (dynamic) from SITA GmbH
Dynamic Surface Tension measurements can be made using
SITA
F10 and t60 Surface Tensionmeters, which utilise the bubble pressure
method, which provides the ability to measure surface tension during
shear, thus duplicating the performance of liquids in real processes.
This is important for Surfactants, Inks, Plating Baths and a variety
of other applications.
Electrochemistry equipment from GAMRY ( Australia only)
Gamry Instruments manufacture high quality electrochemical measurement instruments using Impedance Spectroscopy to aid in research and development if Batteries, Fuel Cells, Paints and Coatings, Corrosion and Physical Electrochemistry. The new Reference 600 Potentiostat/Galvanostat/ZRA system perfectly complement the PC14 and FAS2 systems. With output currents up to ±600mA, a resolution of 0.018fA, and a frequency range from 10µHz to 1MHz, these instruments are among the most capable available. Gamry software works with all potentiostats, so the systems are very flexible – unique open source scripting techniques ensure that you will never be limited by the concepts of the Software Engineer!
Ellipsometers from J A Woollam
J A Woollam manufacture a range of Spectroscopic Ellipsometers for Research and Development laboratories, Quality Control and even Process applications. Using several tools, Ellipsometers can quantify the thickness of thin films, optical constants, surface layers, interfaciqal mixing, composition, crystallinity, ansitropy and uniformity and several other factors depending sample and instrument configuration.
Measurements can be made on solid and liquid surfaces and the instruments come in several forms, having spectroscopic ranges from the UV to IR regions. They can also be laboratory based, at line or on line, fixed to deposition chambers or mounted on scanning web gantries for examining the surfaces or films in large format web coating systems.
