Photofoams : remote control of foam destabilization by exposure to light using an azobenzene surfactant

We report evidence for photocontrolled stability and breakage of aqueous foams made from solutions of a cationic azobenzene-containing surfactant over a wide range of concentrations. Exposure to UV or visible lights results in shape and polarity switches in the surfactant molecule, which in turn aff...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 28(2012), 5 vom: 07. Feb., Seite 2308-12
1. Verfasser: Chevallier, E (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Monteux, C, Lequeux, F, Tribet, C
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2012
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Azo Compounds Surface-Active Agents azobenzene F0U1H6UG5C
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