Interfacial mechanisms for stability of surfactant-laden films.

Thin liquid films are central to everyday life. They are ubiquitous in modern technology (pharmaceuticals, coatings), consumer products (foams, emulsions) and also serve vital biological functions (tear film of the eye, pulmonary surfactants in the lung). A common feature in all these examples is th...

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Main Authors: M Saad Bhamla, Chew Chai, Marco A Àlvarez-Valenzuela, Javier Tajuelo, Gerald G Fuller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5436193?pdf=render