Surface phenomena
Why are some insects able to skate on the surface of water while others would sink?&nbsp; Why in some cases, does the water sprinkled on a glass surface collect into drops and in other cases spread like a thin film?&nbsp;
Why does water climb up a thin tube?
Why can you make bubbles with soapy water and not with tap water?
To answer these questions it is important to appreciate and quantify the energy balance at the respective surface or interface.
Application notes
Our relatively limited application note database contains discussions of some of the most common practical uses of surface science instrumentation. For more details on specific applications you may also refer to our&nbsp; literature support.

Application notes regarding our OCA-series:
 1 - The pendant drop method  2 - Absorption measurements  3 - Interfacial tension between a printing ink and fountain water  4 - Determination of surface free energies of polymers  5 - Surface tension of molten polymers and hot-melts  6 - Determination of the surface free energy by Wu  13 - Use of the Wetting Envelope  14 - Determination of the maximum work of adhesion of certain liquids&nbsp;  17 - Calculation of a new reference liquid on a known surface  21 - Contact Angle Measurements on single fibres  22 - Dynamic Contact Angle Measurements on curved surfaces

Application notes regarding our DCAT-series:
 10 - Determination of surface free energy of powders  11 - Determination of Critical Micelle Concentration (CMC)  13 - Use of the Wetting Envelope  14 - Determination of the maximum work of adhesion of certain liquids&nbsp;  15 - Determination of the dynamic contact angle on single fibres  24 - Protein Adsorption

Application notes regarding our SVT20N:
 20 - Validation of the Spinning Drop Tensiometer SVT20N  23 - Determination of low interfacial tensions
 
