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Mobile Surface Analyzer - MSA Flexible Liquid - Krüss
Bonding, coating, printing: Reveal the wetting behavior between your liquids and solids with fast, automatic, and non-destructive analyses. Delivered and suppor
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Automated Contact Angle Measurement with Custom Liquids
In today’s competitive marketplace, understanding the interaction between liquids and solids is crucial for industries ranging from coatings to electronics. The MSA Mobile Surface Analyzer - MSA Flexible Liquid, designed by Krüss, offers a groundbreaking approach to surface analysis. This innovative device automates contact angle measurements with a variety of liquids on solid substrates, focusing on non-destructive analysis of inks, coatings, adhesives, and more. Ideal for evaluating wetting behavior in real process conditions, the MSA Flexible Liquid is an indispensable tool for ensuring high-quality outcomes in product development and quality assurance.
Applications Across Industries
Various industries including automotive, aerospace, electronics, and materials science can benefit from the MSA Flexible Liquid’s capabilities. It excels in analyzing the wetting behavior of formulations like paints and adhesives on materials such as plastics, glass, ceramics, and metals. Quality assurance of surface treatments like plasma and flame treatments, assessment of hydrophobic coatings, and measurements on large or finished products are seamlessly executed. The device’s versatility extends to optimizing processes such as soldering, coating, and even the treatment of wood and metals, underscoring its importance in manufacturing and research.
Advanced Measuring Techniques and Results
The MSA Flexible Liquid draws upon sophisticated technology to provide detailed insights. It enables static contact angle measurements, surface free energy analysis using multiple models, and surface tension determination with high precision. These capabilities allow businesses to optimize their materials and processes, enhancing product performance and reliability.
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Technical Specifications
- Syringe Dosing: 1 × single direct dosing
- Drop deposition (syringe dosing): software-controlled
- Syringes, volume: disposable cartridge (1 mL)
- Resolution (syringe dosing): 0.25 μL
- Speed (syringe dosing): 2.7 μL/s – 100 μL/s
- Connection: USB 3.0
- Performance: 25 fps at 1000 × 700 px
- Focus: fixed focus
- Zoom: fixed focal length
- View angle: 2°
- Field of view: 4.7 mm × 3.3 mm
- Resolution of optics: 5 μm
- Types: high power LED
- Wave length, dominant: 468 nm
- Field of light: 5 mm × 23 mm (D × H)
- Software type: ADVANCE
- Software languages: Chinese (simplified), English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
- Software modules: Contact angle (recommended)Surface free energy of solids (optional)Adhesion Analysis (optional)Remote Control API (optional)
- Results: contact angle
- Range: 0 to 180° (software-based)
- Resolution: 0.01° (software-based)
- Accuracy: 0.8° (instrument-based)
- Models: conic sectionpolynomialcircleYoung-Laplaceheight-width
- Types: static
- Results: surface free energypolar & disperse partacid & base partH-bond part
- Models: equation of stateZismanFowkesWuOwens-Wendt-Rabel-Kaelbleextended Fowkesacid-base theory
- Results: surface tension
- Range: 0.01 to 2000 mN/m (software-based)
- Resolution: 0.01 mN/m (software-based)
- Models: Young-Laplace
- Maximum sample space: ∞ × ∞ × ∞ (W × D × H)
- Footprint: 84 mm × 32 mm (W × D)
- Height: 112 mm
- Weight (without accessories): 0.85 kg
- Operating temperature: 10 °C to 40 °C
- Humidity: without condensation
- PC: USB 3.0
- Compartment: aluminum
- Voltage: 5 V (powered via USB)
- Power consumption: 4.5 W
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