{"id":26657,"date":"2026-09-09T17:40:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T17:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/?p=26657"},"modified":"2026-09-09T18:16:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T18:16:44","slug":"non-contact-profilometry-soft-transparent-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/fr\/non-contact-profilometry-soft-transparent-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"Non-Contact Profilometry of Soft and Transparent Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26657\" class=\"elementor elementor-26657\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f94c24a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f94c24a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68b2fca\" data-id=\"68b2fca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca77e03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca77e03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Application Note | Non-Contact 3D Profilometry<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5739088 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5739088\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Non-Contact Profilometry of Soft and Transparent Materials<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9609d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9609d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Comprehensive Characterization of Challenging Surfaces Without Contact, Deformation, or Sample Preparation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9247410 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9247410\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd1e469 elementor-align-justify button-quote elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fd1e469\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/contact-lab-form\/\" id=\"button-quote-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Request Non-Contact Surface Testing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20724a8 elementor-align-justify open-chat elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"20724a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\" id=\"ask-expert-outline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Speak with an Application Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e0f6ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e0f6ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/non-contact-profilometry-microfluidics-membranes-wearable-health-sensors.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26648\" alt=\"Examples of soft and transparent material applications for non-contact profilometry, including biomedical membranes, microfluidics, and wearable sensors\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d51fec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d51fec\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0630d85 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0630d85\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2513cda elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2513cda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research &amp; Experimental Testing<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e90cf96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e90cf96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Craig Leising<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9de2505 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9de2505\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e95cbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e95cbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Visual Design &amp; Editorial<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c6c848 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c6c848\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Andrew Shore<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5911d1 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b5911d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce324cc\" data-id=\"ce324cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d764c49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d764c49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99f95f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99f95f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"2665\" data-end=\"3051\">Soft, transparent, and easily deformable materials are increasingly important across advanced applications including flexible bioelectronics, wearable sensors, biomedical interfaces, microfluidic devices, and other polymer-based technologies. Characterizing these materials can be difficult because the measurement method itself may influence the surface or fail to capture it reliably.<\/p><p data-start=\"3053\" data-end=\"3402\">Contact-based techniques can deform, scratch, or move soft materials during measurement, while transparent or absorptive surfaces can present additional challenges for some optical techniques. <a href=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/surface-profiling-lab-services\/\">Non-contact profilometry<\/a> avoids physical interaction with the sample while enabling quantitative surface characterization across challenging material types.<\/p><p data-start=\"3404\" data-end=\"3766\">In this study, an extremely soft and translucent petroleum-jelly-based material was selected as a demanding proof-of-concept sample. Using the NANOVEA ST400 Profilometer, the surface was characterized without physical contact or sample preparation to demonstrate the broader capability of non-contact profilometry for delicate and difficult-to-measure materials.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a4bbe0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a4bbe0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Advantage of Non-Contact Profilometry for Challenging Materials<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aae756f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aae756f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"5142\" data-end=\"5426\">Soft materials can be difficult to measure accurately because physical contact may alter the surface during the measurement itself. Films, gels, and other compliant materials can deform, scratch, or move under a contacting probe, potentially changing the geometry being characterized.<\/p><p data-start=\"5428\" data-end=\"5757\">Transparent and absorptive surfaces can introduce additional measurement challenges for some optical techniques, including effects associated with light transmission, absorption, and internal reflections. NANOVEA <a href=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/profilometers\/\">Non-Contact Profilometers<\/a> use axial chromatism to determine surface height without physically contacting the sample.<\/p><p data-start=\"5759\" data-end=\"6084\">This combination enables quantitative characterization of challenging surfaces while minimizing measurement influence. Depending on the application, measurements can include surface roughness, flatness, 3D topography, surface area, profile geometry, and other dimensional characteristics without requiring sample preparation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-560e6e7 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"560e6e7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f929afe\" data-id=\"f929afe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea72138 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea72138\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Objectif de la mesure<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4118d19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4118d19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"6639\" data-end=\"6926\">The objective of this study was to demonstrate non-contact surface characterization on an extremely soft and translucent material, representing the type of measurement challenge encountered when a surface may be altered by physical contact or prove difficult for some optical techniques.<\/p><p data-start=\"6928\" data-end=\"7178\">A petroleum-jelly-based lip balm was selected as a deliberately challenging proof-of-concept sample because of its softness and translucency. The sample was measured using the <a href=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/instruments\/st400\">NANOVEA ST400 Profilometer<\/a> without physical contact or sample preparation.<\/p><p data-start=\"7180\" data-end=\"7444\">The resulting measurement was used to obtain 3D topography, 2D profile data, surface roughness, flatness, and 3D surface area, demonstrating the range of quantitative surface information that can be obtained from a delicate material using non-contact profilometry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d556682 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d556682\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc0cb40\" data-id=\"cc0cb40\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6a97d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6a97d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 20pt; color: black;\">NANOVEA <span style=\"font-size: 20pt; color: #1b96cf;\">ST400 Non-Contact<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 20pt; color: black;\">Profilom\u00e8tre optique<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9a54a9 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b9a54a9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d917b7 elementor-align-center homepage-button-brochure elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3d917b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/st400-profilometer-brochure-form\/\" id=\"homepage-button-brochure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">T\u00c9L\u00c9CHARGER LA BROCHURE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c76d548 elementor-align-center homepage-button-quote elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c76d548\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/contact-sales-form\/\" id=\"homepage-button-quote\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">OBTENIR UN DEVIS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9cc704\" data-id=\"d9cc704\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1372e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1372e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/instruments\/st400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nanovea-st400-modular-optical-profilometer.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-25712\" alt=\"NANOVEA ST400 modular optical profilometer for non-contact surface measurement\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f60fe4c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f60fe4c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4320221 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4320221\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ff5980 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ff5980\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Optical Profilometry Results<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8199c49 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8199c49\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00a3069\" data-id=\"00a3069\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b90023c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b90023c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/soft-transparent-material-non-contact-profilometry-sample.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26636\" alt=\"Soft transparent petroleum-jelly-based lip balm sample used for non-contact profilometry\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4260832 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4260832\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Soft, translucent petroleum-jelly-based sample used for non-contact profilometry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09caf9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"09caf9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/soft-transparent-material-non-contact-profilometry-setup.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26637\" alt=\"Soft transparent petroleum-jelly-based sample positioned under the NANOVEA ST400 profilometer for non-contact surface measurement\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cd846a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cd846a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The sample being scanned by the NANOVEA ST400 for non-contact surface measurement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52bf791 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52bf791\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3D Profile Measurement<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f3133d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f3133d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"8848\" data-end=\"9252\">The NANOVEA ST400 captured the 3D surface of the extremely soft and translucent sample without physically contacting the material. The resulting topography was used to evaluate multiple aspects of the surface, including <a href=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/profilometry-roughness-finish\/\">ISO 25178 surface parameters<\/a>, 3D surface area, and flatness corresponding to ISO 12781. A 2D cross-section was also extracted from the measurement to provide additional profile detail.<\/p><p data-start=\"9254\" data-end=\"9595\">Obtaining these measurements from such a soft and translucent surface demonstrates the value of non-contact profilometry for materials that could otherwise be altered by a contacting probe or present challenges for some optical techniques. Quantitative surface geometry can be acquired while preserving the condition of the measured surface.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43afe61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43afe61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"878\" src=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/non-contact-profilometry-soft-transparent-material-3d-profile.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26638\" alt=\"3D non-contact profilometry measurement of a soft transparent petroleum-jelly-based sample with ISO 25178 surface parameters\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4576b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4576b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>3D surface profile of the soft, transparent sample with ISO 25178 surface parameters and flatness analysis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18389bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18389bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2D Profile Measurement<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6329cb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6329cb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/non-contact-profilometry-soft-transparent-material-2d-profile.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26639\" alt=\"2D profile extracted from non-contact profilometry of a soft transparent petroleum-jelly-based sample\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-597d5b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"597d5b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2D profile extracted from the non-contact 3D surface measurement across a 4 mm section of the sample.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c156773 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c156773\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1224\" data-end=\"1433\">An intensity\/contrast image was also acquired simultaneously with the 3D surface measurement, providing complementary visual information alongside the measured topography.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c891b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c891b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"829\" src=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/non-contact-profilometry-soft-transparent-material-false-color-height-map.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26640\" alt=\"False-color height map from non-contact profilometry of a soft transparent petroleum-jelly-based sample\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27a32f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27a32f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>False-color height map showing surface height variation across the soft, translucent sample.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11b94db elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"11b94db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"829\" src=\"https:\/\/nanovea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/non-contact-profilometry-soft-transparent-material-intensity-map.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26641\" alt=\"Intensity image acquired during non-contact profilometry of a soft transparent petroleum-jelly-based sample\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88ce4a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88ce4a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Intensity image acquired simultaneously with the 3D surface measurement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-683f81e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"683f81e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab2086a\" data-id=\"ab2086a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab22f8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab22f8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e6b21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21e6b21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"11687\" data-end=\"11987\">This study demonstrates how non-contact profilometry can characterize surfaces that combine two particularly difficult measurement conditions: extreme softness and translucency. Using the NANOVEA ST400, quantitative 3D surface data were acquired without physically contacting or preparing the sample.<\/p><p data-start=\"11989\" data-end=\"12394\">A petroleum-jelly-based lip balm was selected as a deliberately challenging proof-of-concept material rather than as the end application itself. Its soft, translucent surface provided a practical demonstration of the ability to obtain surface roughness, flatness, 3D surface area, profile geometry, and complementary intensity data while minimizing the influence of the measurement process on the surface.<\/p><p data-start=\"12396\" data-end=\"12861\">This capability is relevant wherever delicate, compliant, transparent, or absorptive materials must be characterized without deformation or surface damage. As soft polymers, gels, transparent elastomers, and related materials continue to appear in areas such as biomedical interfaces, wearable technologies, microfluidics, and advanced polymer systems, non-contact surface measurement provides a useful approach for evaluating their surface geometry and topography.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2dee8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2dee8e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24df361\" data-id=\"24df361\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9518862 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9518862\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions About Non-Contact Profilometry<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-596af01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"596af01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why is non-contact profilometry useful for soft materials?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea050e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea050e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"494\">Soft materials can deform, scratch, or move when touched by a contacting probe. Non-contact profilometry measures the surface optically, reducing the risk that the measurement itself alters the geometry being characterized.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbcfaa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cbcfaa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can non-contact profilometry measure transparent materials?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42500ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42500ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"658\" data-end=\"746\">Yes, depending on the optical technology and material. NANOVEA profilometers use axial chromatism to determine surface height and can characterize transparent, opaque, specular, diffusive, polished, and rough surfaces without physical contact.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf1f839 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf1f839\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can soft and transparent surfaces be measured without sample preparation?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e60fcb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e60fcb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"494\">In this study, the soft and transparent petroleum-jelly-based sample was measured without sample preparation. Avoiding coatings or other surface modification can be especially valuable when the original surface condition needs to be preserved.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ae518f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ae518f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What can be measured with non-contact 3D profilometry?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d77659 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d77659\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"494\">Non-contact 3D profilometry can provide quantitative measurements including surface roughness, 3D topography, flatness, surface area, 2D profiles, and other dimensional characteristics, depending on the measurement objective and surface geometry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d372dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d372dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What types of materials benefit from non-contact surface measurement?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1dd455 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1dd455\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"494\">Non-contact measurement is especially useful for materials that are soft, delicate, transparent, semi-transparent, easily scratched, or otherwise difficult to probe physically. It can also be useful when maintaining the original surface condition is important.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cbc604 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cbc604\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How is non-contact profilometry different from contact profilometry?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82a2d66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82a2d66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"494\">Contact profilometry uses a physical stylus that moves across the surface. 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