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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
May. 30, 2014
Applicant:
University of North Carolina AT Charlotte, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Stuart T. Smith, Charlotte, NC (US);
Jacob W. Chesna, Alden, NY (US);
Tsing-Hua Her, Charlotte, NC (US);
Assignee:
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/24 (2006.01); G01N 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/24 (2013.01); G01N 13/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one aspect, methods of determining the shape of a sessile drop are described herein. In some embodiments, a method described herein comprises measuring a first shape parameter of a sessile drop to obtain a first shape parameter value, measuring a second shape parameter of the drop to obtain a second shape parameter value, and using the first and second shape parameter values to calculate a third shape parameter value of a third shape parameter of the drop.