Development

• Adaptation of surface energetic parameters (surface and interfacial tension, contact angle, surface free energy)) of coating materials to the substrates
• Optimisation of coatings and coating processes
• Development of methods for special applications
• Development and implementation of special contact angle measurings, among others temperature-dependent (peltier temperature chamber) measurements using inert gas, recording of video sequences and evaluation of individual images (with High-Speed-Camera), e. g. for volatile liquids

• Determination of surface and interfacial tension of liquids
• Measurement of the contact angle with different methods (static / dynamic) and calculation of surface free energy of solids
• Determination of polar and disperse fraction of the surface energy of solids and liquids - Prediction of wetting behavior of solids and layers ("Wetting Envelopes") and evaluation of adhesion, e. g. of varnishes and coatings
• Carrying out of special contact angle measurements, e. g. temperature-dependent (peltier temperature chamber), measurements using inert gas
• Determination of the maximum angle of inclination with tilting table, e. g. Lotus effect
• Determination of the contact angle on curved surfaces

Projects

• New materials and principles for micro-structuring by printing processes
• Initiators for photopolymerisation

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Mr. Prof. Dr. Klaus Heinemann
Head of the department Physical Research and Functional Polymer Systems
phone: 0049 3672 / 379 230
fax:  0049 3672 / 379 379
email:  heinemann(a)titk.de

Thuringian Institute of Textile
and Plastics Research
Breitscheidstraße 97
07407 Rudolstadt
Germany
email: info(a)titk.de
phone: 0049 3672 / 379 0
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