Identifying Inconsistencies in Surface Preparation Through Robotic Water Contact Angle Mapping
This paper uses robotic water contact angle mapping to compare how different surface preparation techniques, solvent wiping, manual sanding, grit blasting, and plasma treatment, perform across composite and metal substrates, addressing common questions about consistency and reliability in...
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Evaluating the Influence of Temperature and Humidity on Surface Energy and Contact Angle
This paper explains how temperature and humidity affect surface energy and water contact angle measurements, addressing common questions about measurement accuracy outside standard ambient conditions.
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Single Fluid Contact Angle Measurements Make Process Control Easier
Polar interactions between a properly prepared surface and an ink, adhesive, or coating are strong and are responsible for most of the required adhesion of inks, paints, and adhesives.
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Rapid Surface Treatment Quality Checks for Reliable Polymer Adhesion
This work presents the results of investigations into the ability of the ballistic drop deposition technique to measure surface treatment in the corona and flame-treated oriented polypropylene films.
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