Formation of Soap Films from Polymer Solutions

  • Robijn Bruinsma
  • , Jean marc di Meglio
  • , David Quéré
  • , Cohen Addad Sylvie

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Abstract

The classical Frankel law describing the formation of soap films was recently found to break down for polymer solutions. We discuss in this paper how this could be due to the effects of normal stresses and slip of the polymer along the surfactant-covered surfaces. We also study the consequences of a detailed description of the surface layer including the Marangoni effect, in the case of soluble surfactants (using tiie classical Gibbs theory) as well as in the case of insoluble surfactants. These predictions are compared to experimental results.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3161-3167
Number of pages7
JournalLangmuir
Volume8
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 1992
Externally publishedYes

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