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Albert E, Tegze B, Hajnal Z, Zámbó D, Szekrényes DP, Deák A, Hórvölgyi Z, Nagy N. Robust Contact Angle Determination for Needle-in-Drop Type Measurements. ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:18465-18471. [PMID: 31720550 PMCID: PMC6844089 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b02990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 10/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
One of the main approaches for contact angle determination using sessile drops with a missing apex (e.g., because of the presence of the needle tip) is the polynomial drop-profile fitting method. The major disadvantage of this fitting procedure is that the derived contact angle is highly sensitive to the polynomial order and the number of pixels involved in the actual fit. In the present work, an easily implementable method is introduced to effectively tackle these drawbacks. Instead of fitting the drop-profile itself, the polynomial fitting is applied to the difference between the drop profile and the circumcircle, independently for both sides of the drop. The derivative value of this difference at the contact point is used to correct the slope obtained analytically from the circumcircle. It is shown that this approach allows the robust determination of the contact angle with high (≤0.6°) accuracy in a straightforward manner, and the results are not affected by the actual contact angle, drop volume, or the resolution of the captured image. Validation of this new approach is also given in the contact angle range of 20°-150° by comparing the results to the values calculated by the Young-Laplace fit.
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Affiliation(s)
- Emőke Albert
- Department
of Physical Chemistry and Materials Science, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, H-1521 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department
of Physical Chemistry and Materials Science, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, H-1521 Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute
of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, P.O. Box
49, H-1525 Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute
of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, P.O. Box
49, H-1525 Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute
of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, P.O. Box
49, H-1525 Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute
of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, P.O. Box
49, H-1525 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department
of Physical Chemistry and Materials Science, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, H-1521 Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute
of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, P.O. Box
49, H-1525 Budapest, Hungary
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Munief WM, Heib F, Hempel F, Lu X, Schwartz M, Pachauri V, Hempelmann R, Schmitt M, Ingebrandt S. Silane Deposition via Gas-Phase Evaporation and High-Resolution Surface Characterization of the Ultrathin Siloxane Coatings. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:10217-10229. [PMID: 30085682 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b01044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Siloxane coatings for surfaces are essential in many scientific and industrial applications. We describe a straightforward gas-phase evaporation technique in inert atmosphere and introduce a practical and reliable silanization protocol adaptable to different silane types. The primary aim of depositing ultrathin siloxane films on surfaces is to enable a reproducible and homogenous surface functionalization without agglomeration effects during the layer formation. To realize high-quality and large-area coatings, it is fundamental to understand the reaction conditions of the silanes, the process of the siloxane layer formation, and the possible influence of the substrate morphology. We used three typical silane types to exemplify the potential and versatility of our process: aminopropyltriethoxysilane, glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane, and 1 H,1 H,2 H,2 H-perfluorooctyl-trichlorosilane. The ultrathin siloxane layers, which are generally difficult to characterize, were precisely investigated with high-resolution surface-characterization methods to verify our concept in terms of reproducibility and coating quality. Our results show that this gas-phase evaporation protocol is easily adaptable to all three, widely used silane types also enabling a large-area upscale.
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- Walid-Madhat Munief
- Department of Informatics and Microsystem Technology , University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern , 66482 Zweibrücken , Germany
- RAM Group DE GmbH, Research and Development Center , 66482 Zweibrücken , Germany
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- Department of Physical Chemistry , Saarland University , 66123 Saarbrücken , Germany
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- Department of Informatics and Microsystem Technology , University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern , 66482 Zweibrücken , Germany
- RAM Group DE GmbH, Research and Development Center , 66482 Zweibrücken , Germany
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- Department of Informatics and Microsystem Technology , University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern , 66482 Zweibrücken , Germany
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Institute of Materials in Electrical Engineering 1 , RWTH Aachen University , 52074 Aachen , Germany
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- RAM Group DE GmbH, Research and Development Center , 66482 Zweibrücken , Germany
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- Department of Informatics and Microsystem Technology , University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern , 66482 Zweibrücken , Germany
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Institute of Materials in Electrical Engineering 1 , RWTH Aachen University , 52074 Aachen , Germany
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- Department of Physical Chemistry , Saarland University , 66123 Saarbrücken , Germany
- Korean Institute of Science and Technology , 66123 Saarbrücken , Germany
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- Institute for Coatings and Surface Technology , University of Applied Sciences Niederrhein , 47805 Krefeld , Germany
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- Department of Informatics and Microsystem Technology , University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern , 66482 Zweibrücken , Germany
- RAM Group DE GmbH, Research and Development Center , 66482 Zweibrücken , Germany
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Institute of Materials in Electrical Engineering 1 , RWTH Aachen University , 52074 Aachen , Germany
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Yilbas BS, Ali H, Al-Sharafi A, Al-Aqeeli N. Droplet dynamics on a hydrophobic surface coated with N-octadecane phase change material. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2018.02.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Rauber D, Heib F, Schmitt M, Hempelmann R. Trioctylphosphonium room temperature ionic liquids with perfluorinated groups – Physical properties and surface behavior in comparison with the nonfluorinated analogues. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2017.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Nakajima D, Kikuchi T, Natsui S, Suzuki RO. Advancing and receding contact angle investigations for highly sticky and slippery aluminum surfaces fabricated from nanostructured anodic oxide. RSC Adv 2018; 8:37315-37323. [PMID: 35557771 PMCID: PMC9089286 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra07712f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2018] [Accepted: 10/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The fabrication of sticky and slippery superhydrophobic aluminum was achieved by anodizing in pyrophosphoric acid and modification with self-assembled monolayers (SAMs). In addition, the corresponding sliding behaviors of a water droplet were investigated by contact angle measurements and direct observations. For the formation of anodic alumina nanofibers, 4N aluminum plates were anodized in a concentrated pyrophosphoric acid solution at 25–75 V. The morphology of the anodic oxide successively changed to barrier oxide, porous oxide, nanofibers, bundle structures with many nanofibers, and then weak nanofibers during anodizing. The anodized specimens were immersed in a fluorinated phosphonic acid/ethanol solution to form SAMs on the surface of the anodic oxide. The contact angle hysteresis drastically changed with anodizing time: it increased with the formation of porous oxide, decreased for the nanofibers and bundle structures, and then increased once again for the weak nanofibers. Correspondingly, the adhesion interaction between the water droplet and the aluminum surface also drastically changed to show sticky, slippery, and sticky behaviors with anodizing time. More sticky and slippery aluminum surfaces can be obtained by anodizing at higher voltages. The slippery behavior was further improved through two distinct anodizing processes with the formation of ordered alumina nanofibers. A superhydrophobic aluminum surface with coexisting sticky and slippery properties was fabricated by the selective anodizing method. Highly sticky and slippery superhydrophobic aluminum surfaces were successfully fabricated by pyrophosphoric acid anodizing.![]()
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- Faculty of Engineering
- Hokkaido University
- Sapporo
- Japan
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Rauber D, Heib F, Dier T, Volmer DA, Hempelmann R, Schmitt M. On the physicochemical and surface properties of 1-alkyl 3-methylimidazolium bis(nonafluorobutylsulfonyl)imide ionic liquids. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2017.05.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Influence of different chemical surface patterns on the dynamic wetting behaviour on flat and silanized silicon wafers during inclining-plate measurements: An experimental investigation with the high-precision drop shape analysis approach. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2016.08.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Rauber D, Heib F, Schmitt M, Hempelmann R. Influence of perfluoroalkyl-chains on the surface properties of 1-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide ionic liquids. J Mol Liq 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2016.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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