A method for measuring contact angle of asymmetric and symmetric drops

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 388, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 29-37

  Chini, S Farshid ^a   Amirfazli, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asymmetric and symmetric drops; Bubble; Contact angle measurement; Image processing; Sessile drops

Indexed keywords

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; CONTACT ANGLE; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; LIQUIDS; PIXELS;

AXISYMMETRIC; BUBBLE; CALIBRATION REFERENCE; COMPUTER IMPLEMENTATIONS; CONTACT LINES; CONTACT POINTS; CONTACT-ANGLE MEASUREMENTS; EXTERNAL FORCE; INCLINED SURFACE; MEAN VALUES; POLYNOMIAL FITTINGS; SESSILE DROPS; SHORT PROCESSING TIME; SIDE VIEW; SUB PIXELS; SURFACE TEXTURES;

DROPS;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC DROP; CONTACT ANGLE; GONIOMETRY; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; IMAGE PROCESSING; LIGHT INTENSITY; MATERIAL STATE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYMMETRIC DROP;

EID: 80052952902     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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