Having the ability to separate the impact of surface chemistry and roughness of various coating formulations and surface modulations will take understanding of industrial development processes to a new level. Biolin’s Attension 3D Topography module combined with the Theta Optical tensiometer offers fast, accurate correlation of roughness and chemistry for adhesion and wetting optimization. It combines 3D surface roughness measurements in conjunction with contact angle measurements. They are performed on the same sample location to enable accurate cleanliness and homogeneity check over the surface. The software automatically calculates the roughness corrected contact angle and surface free energy values from the measured data. Biolin Scientific