Silver Scientific Instruments and Research Equipment Design · 2022
Sindin Drop Shape Analyzer
- A' Design Award 2022 Silver Winner in Scientific Instruments and Research Equipment Design
- Awarded April 15, 2022
- CLIENT: Singin
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 737,876
- Verification code FAD1C01BFB · Verify this award
About Sindin Drop Shape Analyzer
Sindin is a drop shape analyzer developed for laboratory research. Sindin measures the contact angle between liquids and solid materials, which describes how well a liquid wets a surface. The instrument uses video contour analysis and combines a digital camera, a zoom microscope and an adjustable LED background light source. A three-dimensional sample table allows automatic micro injection and precise movement. The body is made of aviation-grade aluminum. Dedicated software captures images, analyzes them and exports the measured data automatically, which reduces operator error.
Positioned within the distinguished lineage of precision scientific instrumentation, Wu Qi's Sindin Drop Shape Analyzer represents a compelling synthesis of engineering excellence and considered aesthetic refinement that elevates laboratory equipment beyond mere functionality into the realm of thoughtful industrial design. The instrument demonstrates sophisticated understanding of visual communication within professional research environments, where clarity of form directly supports clarity of function. The dominant C-frame architecture, executed in restrained charcoal gray, provides both structural integrity and visual mass that communicates reliability and precision—qualities essential to instruments tasked with measuring subtle surface phenomena. The designer appears to have drawn upon minimalist design principles, reducing the visual vocabulary to essential geometric forms while allowing functional components to articulate themselves through careful material and color differentiation. Particularly noteworthy is the chromatic restraint: rather than employing the clinical white commonly associated with laboratory environments, the substantial gray housing grounds the instrument visually while white illumination panels and subtle cyan interface accents provide necessary contrast for operational clarity. The graduated measurement scale visible on the central platform assembly demonstrates attention to the user experience, with typography scaled and positioned for easy reading during precise adjustments. The integration of the optical imaging system on the left extension showcases how functional necessity can inform compositional balance, this secondary arm creating visual equilibrium while housing essential measurement components. The instrument invites contemplation of how design thinking transforms utilitarian objects into expressions of professional culture, where the aesthetic environment of scientific work reflects and reinforces the intellectual precision pursued within it.
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- Unique Properties
- This is a standard drop shape analyzer, which can measure the contact Angle of all kinds of liquid to solid materials, namely, the wettability of liquid to solid. It also can measure the contact Angle of liquid in the external phase. The concept of wetting contact Angle is often involved in the study of surface modification of nanomaterials. The instrument can meet the high requirements of scientific research work, compared with similar items, its structure is more reasonable, easier to operate.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Overall dimension of host: 550 (length) * 360 (width) * 450 (height) contact angle measurement range: 0-180 °
Table movement: 60mm up and down: 50mm left and right; Front and rear 30mm maximum sample table size: 10 inches
Sample size: 200mm (width) 120mm (length)
Movement of injector system: 100mm up and down; Left and right 100mm
Optical system: lens 0.7-4.5x continuous zoom lens movement: front and rear 80m (fine tuning 3M) microscope: 0.7-4.5
25 frames / 60 frames / 150 frames / 300 frames / second
Adjustable lens angle: bottom view, head view, top view and multi angle observation (optional)
Light source: LED adjustable blue tone industrial cold light source;
Power supply and power: 220w60hz - Tags
- Contact angle measuring instrument、Drop measuring instrument、Hydrophilic angle 、 hydrophobic angle
- Production Technology
- The instrument is made of high-grade aviation aluminum, equipped with industrial special CCD digital camera, high-resolution zoom microscope and high brightness LED background light source system, combined with three-dimensional sample table to realize automatic micro injection and precise movement up, down, left and right. Adopt USB2 0 standard interface is connected to the computer, and the measuring instrument software will automatically capture image data, analyze images, and export technical data.
- Design Challenge
- This instrument needs to be applied in different material fields and requires different sizes and specifications. Therefore, the base part of the instrument is changed to the form of removable replacement in the research and development process. In addition, in order to wrap the exposed structure well and partition each functional part well, many attempts have been made in man-machine experience. Finally, the current results have been obtained, and it looks good.
- Project Duration
- The project was launched in Shenzhen, China in February 2021 and completed in Dongguan, China in February 2022. At present, it is still in the verification stage.
- Operation Flow
- First, connect the power supply to the back of the instrument, connect the data cable at the computer end to the port of the video optical system, press the on / off key to prepare for work, then open the special software and use the computer to control the precise drip. As long as you press the "2" key on the keyboard, the software will automatically capture the image data, analyze the image, display the result data and other steps; The whole process is completed automatically.
- Research
- This is a precision instrument that studies the surface tension of various solids and liquids, such as surfactant, PCB, chip (wafer), fabric surface, paint and coating, paper, film, cosmetics, film, etc. it has a variety of different surface energy calculation methods, such as Zisman, work, forks, EOS, etc. press the "calculation" on the surface tension test interface, and the software will automatically capture image data and analyze images Calculate the surface tension and the actual width of droplets, analyze the characteristics of materials and apply them to products with different requirements.
- Inspiration
- Making scientific instruments more operational and experiential is the driving force of design. At present, nano material science and engineering has become a worldwide research hotspot. This instrument uses the video appearance contour analysis method to measure the data of sample surface hydrophobicity, wettability, surface tension and so on. The operator can flexibly adjust the conditions required by the experiment as long as he changes the settings in a few simple steps.
- Image Credits
- Image#1: orthogonal graph, image #2: stereogram, image #3: operation demonstration，Image #4 : video optical system, image#5: application scope
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