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    How to study the wettability of the contact lens?

    Contact lens should support a continuous tear film for optimum visual clarity. It should also resist the sorption of tear components as deposition can lead to decreased visual clarity and discomfort. Wettability of the surface affects both the tear film as well as biocompatibility of the lens.

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    What is wettability?

    Wettability is the preference of a liquid to be in contact with a solid surrounded by another fluid (liquid or gas). Depending on the application, wettability can be wanted or not.

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    Why is contact angle important?

    In industry, wettability is important for example when manufacturing electronics or when planning how to extract oil from the oil reservoir. In all these applications, knowing the contact angle value gives a strong indication on the performance of the product or a successfulness of the process.

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    Wettability of superhydrophobic surfaces - Contact angle, friction and adhesion

    With increasing understanding of the superhydrophobicity, the measurement methods to quantify the degree of hydrophobicity deserve some thought.

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    How To Measure Surface Free Energy?

    Calculate critical surface tension or surface free energy for a solid by testing against a series of liquids and measuring the contact angles.

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    How to measure dynamic contact angles on superhydrophobic surfaces

    This video will explain two main methods for measuring dynamic contact angle.

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    Advances in Wettability Analysis for Superhydrophobic Surfaces

    The non-wetting surfaces have experienced an enormous boost of interest after the observation of superhydrophobicity and self-cleaning effect in natural lotus leaves.

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    Wettability analysis for Inkjet Printing

    Surface tension of inkjet inks and the wettability of the printing substrate are important factors influencing the final printing quality.

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    How to study adhesion to wood-plastic composites

    Wood-plastic composites are relatively new materials as they started to emerge at the beginning of the 90’s. The most widespread use of WCPs is in outdoor decking but it is also used in railings and siding as well as park benches and indoor furniture.

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