Langmuir-Blodgett trough

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Named after Irving Langmuir and Katharine B. Blodgett.

Noun[edit]

Langmuir-Blodgett trough (plural Langmuir-Blodgett troughs)

  1. An item of laboratory apparatus used to compress monolayers of molecules on the surface of a given subphase (usually water) and to measure surface phenomena due to this compression.
    Synonym: LB trough