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ERIC Number: EJ1458741
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Mar
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
EISSN: EISSN-1938-1328
Smartphone-Assisted Contact Angle Measurements: A Simple Approach to Determine the Critical Micelle Concentration of Surfactants
Mudeha Shafat Khan; Adil Amin Wani; Qounsar Jan; Murtaza Manzoor Bhat; Mohammad Yaseen Kuchey; Ummar Ramzan Sheikh; Feroz Ahmad Sofi; Mohsin Ahmad Bhat
Journal of Chemical Education, v101 n3 p1198-1203 2024
We present a simple smartphone-based protocol for the estimation of the critical micelle concentration (CMC) of surfactants. The protocol is based on contact angle measurements from the smartphone-captured images of differently concentrated surfactant solution droplets mounted over a naturally existing or chemically synthesized superhydrophobic surface. A scatter plot of contact angle vs surfactant concentration is constructed for the determination of CMC. The described laboratory experiment, besides providing a simple, reliable, safe, cost-effective, and reproducible method for the estimation of CMC, will provide students with a fresh perspective on many fundamental and practical aspects of superhydrophobic surfaces, solid/liquid interfaces, and the self-aggregation of amphiphilic molecules.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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