Abstract
The rod-pull method originally described by Padday has proven a useful technique for the determination of surface tension. However, as generally practiced, it requires that the sample wets well the bottom of the rod. A variation on this method is described in which a low surface energy substrate makes contact with the sample. A smooth-bottomed rod of Teflon is used, and the surface tension of nonwetting samples is determined by fitting an experimental force curve to a family of simulated curves. The use of a low surface energy substrate may be of some utility in the study of fragile interfacial films.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5444-5447 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Langmuir |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 17 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 17 1999 |
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Buboltz, J. T., Huang, J., & Feigenson, G. W. (1999). Surface tension determination with a Teflon rod. Langmuir, 15(17), 5444-5447. https://doi.org/10.1021/la990291t