This manuscript describes the design and operation of a microtensiometer/confocal microscope to do simultaneous measurements of interfacial tension and surface dilatational rheology while visualizing the interfacial morphology. This provides the real-time construction of structure-property relationships of interfaces important in technology and physiology.
Iasella, S. V., Barman, S., Ciutara, C., Huang, B., Davidson, M. L., Zasadzinski, J. A. Microtensiometer for Confocal Microscopy Visualization of Dynamic Interfaces. J. Vis. Exp. (187), e64110, doi:10.3791/64110 (2022).