Capillary meniscus dynamometry - Method for determining the surface tension of drops and bubbles with isotropic and anisotropic surface stress distributions
- Submitting institution
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The University of Birmingham
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 48849914
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.jcis.2014.10.067
- Title of journal
- Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
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- First page
- 168
- Volume
- 440
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0021-9797
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
- November
- Year of publication
- 2014
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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7
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- Although, capillary meniscus dynamometry (CMD) is an important measurement technique in surface characterisation, standard analysis is based on the assumption of isotropic, spherical surfaces. This Unilever-funded research is the first to propose a new shape-fitting model to analyse surface shear components in non-spherical, anisotropic droplets/bubbles. This extends the scope of CMD into studying complicated surfactant species which exhibit strong lateral interactions. The model works in real-time and could be implemented as a software upgrade by equipment manufacturers. The work was presented at the JCIS conference (2018), and led to further publications (e.g. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cis.2015.06.003) and to Blijdenstein being promoted by Unilever.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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