Contact Angle Measuring Instrument DSA30

DSA30S

DSA30S

Even in the DSA30 standard configuration drop deposition is software-controlled, the contact angle is determined automatically and the surface free energy of the solid is calculated.

Configuration DSA30S

Dosing

Software controlled single dosing system

Camera

CCD Camera with IEEE13943b-Interface
61 fps (780×580 px) respectively 
311 fps (780×60 px)

Optics

Manual zoom / focus 

Illumination

Software controlled illumination 

Axis

One manual z-axis
Two manual  x/y-axis with 100 mm movement range 

Stage

Standard stage

Software

Software to determine static and dynamic contact angles
Software to determine surface free energy of solids  

Technical data

Measuring range
Contact angle *
Surface tension


0 - 180°
+/- 0.1°

Measurement resolution
Contact angle
Surface tension


0.1°
0.01mN/m

Video system

  • CCD camera with IEEE1394b interface
  • 60 fps (1000 fps optional)
  • Video sequences
  • Automatic triggering of measurement

Optics

  • 6,5x zoom
  • FOV 3.5-23 mm diagonal
  • Integrated focus
  • High performance vario field illumination

 

Software

  • 6 different methods of drop shape analysis for sessile drop
  • Automatic baseline for contact angle
  • Option for curved baseline
  • Video sequence
  • Procedure definition
  • Autodrop delivery
  • Surface free energy determination
  • etc…

Temperature range

-60 - 400°C

Dimensions

660 × 240 × 610 mm (W×D×H)

Weight

app. 25 kg (d)

Power supply

110 bis 240 VAC

Interfaces

RS232, IEEE1394b

* Referring to image analysis