Table 2 Commonly used test liquids for contact angle measurements.

From: Controlling unequal surface energy results caused by test liquids: the case of UV/O3 Treated PET

Liquid

References

Water

1,2,11,17,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,66,66

Diiodomethane

11,17,47,48,49,51,52,53,54,56,57,59,60

Thiodiglycol

48

Ethylene glycol

17,48,49,50,54,55,57,59,67

Formamide

17,50,58

Propylene glycol

17,50

Glycerol

17,55,58,67

2-Ethanol amine

55,58

Hexadecane

2,11,58

Dimethyl sulfoxide

17,67

1,2,6-Trihydroxyhexane

17

Tricresyl phosphate

17

1-Bromonaphthalene

17