Determining the surface tension of liquids by measurements on pendant drops
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Among the numerous measuring methods for surface and interfacial tension between fluids, the optical pendant drop method is particularly elegant: It requires only a very small sample volume, not much apparatus, has few limiting conditions and is, when used correctly, a very accurate method. This article is intended to place current and future users of this method in the position of being able to achieve reliable results rapidly. KRÜSS customers with DSA100, DSA30 instruments and most of the EasyDrop versions already have access to this method with the help of a software module and minimal additional equipment.
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