Computerised measurement of contact angles

Galvanotechnik

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2502-2512

  Williams, Darren L ^a   Kuhn, Anselm T ^b   Amann, Mark A ^a   Hausinger, Madison B ^a   Konarik, Megan M ^a   Nesselrode, Elizabeth I ^a  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Publication Service Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER-BASED ANALYSIS; DROP SHAPE; OPERATOR ERROR; ORGANIC SPECIES; SESSILE DROPS; SURFACE FINISHING;

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; CONTACT ANGLE; DROPS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 78649882709     PISSN: 00164232     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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