Determining the surface tension of microliter amounts of liquid

Jason P. Kirkness; Terence C. Amis; John R. Wheatley; Hugo K. Christenson

doi:10.1006/jcis.2000.7146

Determining the surface tension of microliter amounts of liquid

Jason P. Kirkness, Terence C. Amis, John R. Wheatley, Hugo K. Christenson^*

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Abstract

We describe a method for determining the surface tension of liquids by measuring the pull-off force between curved surfaces with a bridging droplet. The technique is useful for cases when only very small amounts of liquid are available, as in medical and biological applications. Data on the surface tension of saliva samples are in agreement with literature values. (C) 2000 Academic Press.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	408-409
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
Volume	232
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1006/jcis.2000.7146
Publication status	Published - 15 Dec 2000

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