KSV Minitrough Series

- The powerful miniature LB Devices

KSV Minitrough is a compact and modular power pack. Its experimental capabilities and performance exceed that of many full size Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett devices, but at a quarter of the price!

With its interchangeable troughs the Minitrough handles the full range of Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett film experiments.

The KSV Minitrough Series is available in three basic modular configurations, however the modularity of the KSV Minitrough allows upgrade at any time. KSV Provides a variety of special troughs for the Minitrough. See the accessories section for more information.

Features/Capabilities	System 1	System 2	System 3	System 4
Langmuir film studies
Simple LB deposition
Fluorescence microscopy studies of Langmuir films
ISR studies of Langmuir films
Max. substrate dimensions		60x30 mm
Subphase volume	0.16 l	0.22 l	0.16 l	0.29 l
Max. Compression ratio	1:4	1:4	1:4	1:10

Common features

• Symmetric or single-sided compression of the monolayer by two inter-linked surface barriers.
• Leak-proof hydrophilic Delrin barriers.
  
• Form-sintered single piece, non-porous PTFE trough.
  
• Subphase temperature control facilitated by aluminum heating/cooling base plate operated by external circulating water bath (sold separately).
• Digital display of surface pressure.
• Super-sensitive film balance with Platinum Wilhelmy plate, 100 paper plates and a hook for paper plates.
• Complete KSV WINLB software for Windows^TM operating systems.
• Comprehensive instruction manual and instructional video CD on how to set up the instrument and get started with  measurements (or for use in undergraduate experiments).
• Complete starter kit to make initial measurements (see accessory KSV-LBKIT).