Technical Specification of the Tracker

  • Measurement of low to high interfacial tension (from less than 0.1 mN/m to more than 100 mN/m)
  • liquid/solid/air or liquid/liquid/solid contact angle measurements
  • Fully automated, via a WINDOWS 98 interface
  • Computer aided hardware set up
  • No correction factors required
  • Small sample volumes required (< 1 ml)


    Several publications give a technical description of the Tracker:
  • Viscoelastic properties of triacylglycerol/water interfaces covered by proteins, J. BENJAMINS, A. CAGNA and E.H. LUCASSEN-REYNDERS, Colloid and Surfaces 114 (1996) 245-254.
  • Surface dilational rheology of proteins adsorbed at air/water and oil/water interfaces, J. BENJAMIN and E.H. LUCASSEN-REYNDERS, Proteins at liquid interfaces (1998) 341-384.
  • Oil-drop tensiometer applications for studying the kinetics of lipase action, S. LABOURDENNE, A. CAGNA, B. DELORME, G. ESPOSITO, R. VERGER, Methods in Enzymology Vol.286 (1997) 306-326.
  • Surface dilatational rheology of proteins absorbed at Air/Water and Oil/Water Interfaces, N. Puff, A. Cagna , V. Aguié-Béghin and R. Douillard, Journal of colloid and interface science 208 (1998) 405-414.


    Consumable Costs
    Syringe
    		£30
    Straight Needle
    		£45
    Fish Hook Needle
    		£70
    Cuvette
    		£70
     
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