The automated premium solution for wetting and adhesion analysis of solids and liquids
The Expert version of the DSA100 Drop Shape Analyzer system solution enables solids and liquids in wetting and coating processes to be analyzed comprehensively.
The high degree of automation with easy programmable procedures provides for user-independent contact angle and surface tension results, which is ideal for the use in quality control. However, the DSA100E is also frequently used in R&D due to its versatility in controlling thermal conditions, its dosing solution with four (optional: up to eight) test liquids, and its scientific tools for analyzing the solid/liquid contact.
Applications
- Quality assurance and optimization of activation processes such as plasma treatment, flame treatment, or corona treatment before coating or bonding
- Analyzing the wettability of plastics, glass, ceramics, wood, paper, or metal
- Analyzing the effectiveness of hydrophobic coatings and other coatings
- Analyzing coating liquids and adhesives and assessing their adhesion
- Assessing long-term stability of coatings
- Analyzing (super-) hydrophobic and self-cleaning surfaces
- Analyzing homogeneity of cleanliness and wettability and measuring differences between coated/uncoated or treated/untreated areas
- Wetting analysis at controlled temperature and/or humidity
- Measuring surface tension of hot liquids, e.g. hotmelts
Protective housing and time-saving setup
The robust housing of the DSA100E protects sensitive components such as the camera and also minimizes the troublesome effect of vibration.
Adjusting the viewing angle, which is often necessary when measuring the contact angle, is particularly easy since the position of the drop in the image does not change during this step. As a result, the otherwise necessary tracking of the sample height is eliminated. This is possible thanks to a special optical arrangement, which also creates space for large samples.
Maximum repeatability and comprehensive adhesion analysis
With the ADVANCE software’s easy-to-create automation programs you can design standard procedures for fully automated sample analyses in no time at all. Optional software tools for data analysis combine SFE and SFT data in order to assess the adhesion and other scientific parameters of the solid/liquid contact.