Convert Piconewtons per metre to Dynes per centimetre
Convert Piconewtons per metre (pN/m) to Dynes per centimetre (dyn/cm) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
dyn/cm = pN/m × 1.000000000e-9
About Piconewtons per metre
The piconewton per metre (pN/m) equals 10⁻¹² N/m, used in ultra-sensitive line-tension measurements of surfactant monolayers at the Langmuir trough and in atomic force microscopy (AFM) calibration. Lipid domain boundary line tensions in biological membranes are typically 1-10 pN. 1 pN/m = 10⁻³ nN/m = 10⁻⁹ mN/m.
About Dynes per centimetre
The dyne per centimetre (dyn/cm) equals 10⁻³ N/m - the CGS unit of surface tension, numerically identical to mN/m, mJ/m² and erg/cm². Still widely used in older scientific literature and industrial tensiometry: water = 72.8 dyn/cm; surfactant solutions typically 30-60 dyn/cm above the CMC. 1 dyn/cm = 1 mN/m = 1 erg/cm².
Quick Reference Table
| Piconewtons per metre (pN/m) | Dynes per centimetre (dyn/cm) |
|---|---|
| 1 pN/m | 1 × 10-9 dyn/cm |
| 2 pN/m | 2 × 10-9 dyn/cm |
| 5 pN/m | 5 × 10-9 dyn/cm |
| 10 pN/m | 1 × 10-8 dyn/cm |
| 25 pN/m | 2.5 × 10-8 dyn/cm |
| 50 pN/m | 5 × 10-8 dyn/cm |
| 100 pN/m | 1 × 10-7 dyn/cm |