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    Susanna Laurén

    Susanna Laurén

    Susanna is an Application Scientist at Biolin Scientific. In her PhD thesis, she developed fabrication methods for a new type of inorganic-organic polymers. Microfabricated polymer chips were utilized as tool for biomolecule separation in analytical chemistry.

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    Why should you replace dyne pens with the contact angle measurement?

    Contact angle measurements provide a golden standard for evaluation of surface properties for quality control.

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    What is contact angle?

    Contact angle is the angle a droplet forms in contact with a solid surface. Thermodynamically, it is a balance between cohesive and adhesive forces.

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    Why Transformer Oil testing is so important

    The oil-water interfacial tension correlates with the purity and functionality of oils that are used in transformers for cooling, insulation and protection against arcing.

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    Emulsifiers are surfactants that stabilize oil-water interfaces

    Emulsifiers are surfactants that stabilize oil-water interfaces.

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    Surfactants have many roles in industrial processes and products

    Surfactants are utilized in numerous products from cleaning formulations to paints and pesticides.

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    What are PFAS? - Remediation and alternatives

    PFAS are often referred to as forever chemicals. Research efforts are focused on removing PFAS from the environment and finding ecological alternatives.

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    What is a wetting agent and where are they used?

    A wetting agent is a surface-active molecule used to reduce the surface tension of water.

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    Optimization of photoresist adhesion through contact angle measurement

    This blog post discusses the importance of adhesion in the lithography process and how to predict adhesion with contact angle measurements.

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    Wetting in electronics - How HMDS treatment works?

    HMDS is used to render the surface of silicon more hydrophobic and thus to match better with the chemistry of the photoresist.

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