Surface and Interface Science Instrumentation

Teclis specializes in making analytical tools to characterize surfaces and interfaces in liquid-liquid, liquid-gas, and solid-liquid systems.

Interfaces are ubiquitous. Interfaces are life. Interfaces control the majority of processes and reactions in nature and industry.

Interfaces form when two non-miscible phases come into contact. On a molecular level, interfaces are not perfect lines but regions whose composition changes from one phase to the other.

Atoms and molecules in these regions have different energies and activity coefficients than those in the bulk phase. The result is that the surfaces or interfaces have a free energy excess, and work is required to change them.

We, therefore, define surfaces and interfaces in terms of energy, also known as surface tension and interfacial tension.

To correctly understand the behavior of surfaces and interfaces, any analysis tool must meet the challenge of accurately analyzing all pertinent interface and surface characteristics. Preferably all with one instrument.

Teclis designs and builds intelligent, user-friendly surface and interfacial measurement tools to advance your goals and objectives.

Surface and Interfacial analysis is our specialty, focus, and passion.

Teclis - analyze and understand the properties and behavior of your interfaces.

If you need to analyze, understand, or optimize any product, application, process, or research topic, involving interfaces (e.g., gas-liquid, liquid-liquid) and surface active substances (i.e., surfactants, lipids, proteins, etc.), then we can offer you have two powerful and versatile analytical platforms.

Tensiometry - Tracker™

For any surface and interfacial tension applications, we present the well-known and proven Tracker™. The Tracker™ allows you to analyze and capture one, multiple, or all relevant and essential interface/interfacial properties and characteristics.

All in one modular, versatile, and intelligent package. Measure:

  • Pendant drop or bubble

  • Rising drop or bubble

  • Sessile drop

  • Captive drop or bubble

  • Surface tension (liquid/gas)

  • Interfacial tension (liquid/liquid)

  • Adsorption/desorption kinetics

  • Contact angle (liquid/solid)

  • Dynamic contact angle

  • Interfacial Dilatational Rheology

  • Viscoelastic modulus​

  • Coefficient of rigidity

  • Automatic Critical Micelle Concentration (CMC)

  • Surface and Interfacial tensiometry in extreme pressure and temperature environments

For more detailed information, please go to our product page.

One of the magical water properties is its high surface tension.

Foams - FoamScan™ and FoamJet™

We can offer you our industry-leading FoamScan™ and FoamJet™ analyzer if your work, product, process, or research, involves foams or defoamers. The FoamScan™ allows you to measure foam stability and all important foaming characteristics on a macro and microscale. The FoamJet™ is a high throughput instrument designed to expedite defoamer development and testing:

  • Foam Volume

  • Liquid Volume

  • Liquid Fraction (Drainage)

  • Foam Density / Stability

  • Bubbles Size and distribution

  • Bikerman Index

  • Foam Capacity

  • Expansion Coefficient

  • Conductance

  • Foam Maximum Density

  • Foam Stability Index

  • Defoamer Performance

  • Defoaming Efficiency

For more detailed information, please go to our product page.

Foam drainage and then collapse governs the foam stability in this example.

Please see the specific product pages for more detailed information on how we can help you create, understand or improve your product or process.

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The Teclis Team

Teclis - helping you understand and build better interfaces