Measurement of the lifetime of individual foam lamellae

• Published in: Review of scientific instruments Vol. 87; no. 9; p. 094101
• Main Authors: Hofmann, Matthias J., Motschmann, Hubert
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Institute of Physics 01.09.2016
• Subjects: Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide; Lamella; Light reflection; Parameters; Scientific apparatus & instruments; Sodium dodecyl sulfate; Stability analysis; Surfactants; Vapor phases

Foams play a crucial role in a number of practical applications. Their analysis in terms of stability is subject to a large number of parameters. An automated, light reflection based device for the measurement of the lifetime of a single foam lamella of aqueous surfactant solutions in contact with t...