TY - JOUR
T1 - Surfactant-polymer interactions in soap films
AU - Krichevsky, Oleg
AU - Stavans, Joel
N1 - Funding Information:
We acknowledgeu seful conversationsw ith S. Safran, N. Dan, D. Roux and F. Nallet and thank P. Richetti for bringingr efs. [14] and [15] to our attention. This study was supportedb y the Asher and Jeannette and Alhadeff Research Award (J.S.) and the Minerva Foundation.
PY - 1993/11/15
Y1 - 1993/11/15
N2 - We present a preliminary account of an experimental study of the influence of nonionic polymers on the draining process and thickness of freely suspended vertical soap films. We studied films of both cationic and anionic surfactants. While the presence of a polymer leads to a monotonous reduction in thickness with concentration in the former case, the behavior in the latter is very different: an increase in polymer concentration leads to an increase in thickness of black films and to their eventual loss of stability through disruption of micellar stratification.
AB - We present a preliminary account of an experimental study of the influence of nonionic polymers on the draining process and thickness of freely suspended vertical soap films. We studied films of both cationic and anionic surfactants. While the presence of a polymer leads to a monotonous reduction in thickness with concentration in the former case, the behavior in the latter is very different: an increase in polymer concentration leads to an increase in thickness of black films and to their eventual loss of stability through disruption of micellar stratification.
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U2 - 10.1016/0378-4371(93)90582-O
DO - 10.1016/0378-4371(93)90582-O
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:3743133204
SN - 0378-4371
VL - 200
SP - 743
EP - 750
JO - Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
JF - Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
IS - 1-4
ER -