The use of Reichardt's dye as an indicator of surface polarity

Duncan J. Macquarrie, Stewart J. Tavener, Gary W. Gray, Paul A. Heath, John Rafelt, Sylvie I. Saulzet, Jeffrey Hardy, James H. Clark, Pierre Sutra, Daniel Brunel,

New Journal of Chemistry · 1999 · 69 citations · 15 references

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Abstract

Reichardt's dye can be used to determine the surface characteristics of a range of inorganic and organic materials. This simple, rapid technique gives information regarding the polarity of the surface.

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