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. 2017 Sep 13;7(9):270. doi: 10.3390/nano7090270

Table 6.

Surface tension parameters and corresponding solubility for geranium oil-derived thin polymer films deposited at varied RF powers.

Sample Surface Parameters Interfacial Surface Tension Between Solute and Solvent Surface/Liquid Solubility
γLW γ+ γ γ γSL water γSL(DIM) γSL,Gycerol ΔGwater ΔGDIM ΔGGlycerol
10 W 40.6 5.88 29.82 67.08 0.75 27.05 −1.61 −1.5 −54.10 3.22
25 W 42.21 1.21 22.06 52.54 6.134 10.72 5.48 −12.26 −21.45 −10.96
50 W 42.39 0.87 20.33 50.80 7.84 8.79 6.85 −15.68 −17.58 −13.70
75 W 42.93 1.07 17.33 51.54 10.67 8.94 6.94 −21.34 −17.88 −13.88
100 W 43.19 1.03 15.85 51.27 12.24 8.38 7.45 −24.49 −16.76 −14.90