Inexpensive Wilhelmy balance based in a fiber optic sensor for the study of Langmuir films

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2005, Pages

  Gutírrez, H́ctor M ^a   Castillo, Jimmy A ^a   Chirinos, Joś R ^a   Caetano, Manuel ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR/WATER INTERFACE; CANTILEVER STRUCTURES; SURFACE PRESSURE; SURFACE TENSION MEASUREMENTS;

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; LASER BEAMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONOLAYERS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURFACE TENSION;

LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILMS;

EID: 17644394568     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1877032     Document Type: Article

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