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    Estimation of Contact Angle

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    The document discusses contact angle measurement using a contact angle goniometer. It defines a contact angle as the angle between the droplet outline and the solid surface where the droplet intersects the surface. A contact angle indicates how well a liquid will spread over a surface, with higher contact angles showing less spreading. Factors like surface tension, surface energy, temperature, and surface roughness can affect the measured contact angle. A contact angle goniometer is used to precisely measure contact angles to understand liquid-solid interactions.

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    Estimation of Contact Angle

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    The document discusses contact angle measurement using a contact angle goniometer. It defines a contact angle as the angle between the droplet outline and the solid surface where the droplet intersects the surface. A contact angle indicates how well a liquid will spread over a surface, with higher contact angles showing less spreading. Factors like surface tension, surface energy, temperature, and surface roughness can affect the measured contact angle. A contact angle goniometer is used to precisely measure contact angles to understand liquid-solid interactions.

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    ESTIMATION OF CONTACT ANGLE (3)

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    The document discusses contact angle measurement using a contact angle goniometer. It defines a contact angle as the angle between the droplet outline and the solid surface where the droplet intersects the surface. A contact angle indicates how well a liquid will spread over a surface, with higher contact angles showing less spreading. Factors like surface tension, surface energy, temperature, and surface roughness can affect the measured contact angle. A contact angle goniometer is used to precisely measure contact angles to understand liquid-solid interactions.

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    Estimation of Contact Angle

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    Taha Rahimi
    The document discusses contact angle measurement using a contact angle goniometer. It defines a contact angle as the angle between the droplet outline and the solid surface where the droplet intersects the surface. A contact angle indicates how well a liquid will spread over a surface, with higher contact angles showing less spreading. Factors like surface tension, surface energy, temperature, and surface roughness can affect the measured contact angle. A contact angle goniometer is used to precisely measure contact angles to understand liquid-solid interactions.

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    Contact Angle Goniometer

    Measurement
    By Assoc. Prof. Ts. Dr. Zuratul Ain Abdul Hamid
    What is a Contact Angle?

    CONTACT ANGLE GONIOMETER


    A contact angle gives us an indication of how well (or how poorly) a liquid will spread over a
    surface. While formulating an ink, contact angles provide a useful indicator of how a modification to
    the ink will affect its spreading.

    A contact angle can be large or small, depending on the physical properties of the materials being
    investigated. Figure 1 shows three different droplets on a surface. The left-most droplet has a large
    contact angle, as it does not spread over the solid surface. The right-most droplet has a low contact
    angle, as it has spread well. This spreading is know as ‘wetting’, and a droplet either ‘wets’ or
    ‘dewets’ when deposited on a surface

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    Figure 1 - A varying contact angle

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    What is a Contact Angle?

    CONTACT ANGLE GONIOMETER


    Figure 2 shows a 2D cross-section of a droplet on a solid surface. Locate the point at which
    the droplet outline intersects the solid surface. The angle between the droplet outline and
    the solid surface is the contact angle.

    Figure 2 - A contact angle

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    CONTACT ANGLE GONIOMETER
    A) Lotus Leave B) Hydrophobic Fabric C) Hydrophilic glass slide

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    Surface Tension

    CONTACT ANGLE GONIOMETER


    The surface tension of a droplet is determined by the interactions between its constituent
    molecules. The molecules in a droplet of liquid are shown in Figure 3. In the bulk of the
    droplet, intermolecular forces act upon a molecule from all sides equally. However, at the
    surface of the droplet, there is an absence of liquid molecules on the external side

    Figure 3 - Surface tension of a droplet

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    Factors Affecting Contact Angle

    CONTACT ANGLE GONIOMETER


    Factor Example
    Surface tension
    ⚫ Due to surface tension liquid surface behaves as a stretched
    skin

    Surface energy of solid surfaces

    Interaction forces between liquid molecules

    Surface roughness Hydrophilic, R , CA 

    Hydrophobic, R , CA 

    Temperature of liquid Temp , Surface tension &


    intermolecular forces ,
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    CA 
    CONTACT ANGLE GONIOMETER
    Email : srzuratulain@usm.my
    Contact : 017-3320778

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