Anomalous pull-off forces between surfactant-free emulsion drops in different aqueous electrolytes

A systematic study of collisions between surfactant-free organic drops in aqueous electrolyte solutions reveals the threshold at which continuum models provide a complete description of thin-film interactions. For collision velocities above ~1 μm/s, continuum models of hydrodynamics and surface forc...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 28(2012), 9 vom: 06. März, Seite 4259-66
1. Verfasser: Lockie, Hannah (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Manica, Rogerio, Tabor, Rico F, Stevens, Geoffrey W, Grieser, Franz, Chan, Derek Y C, Dagastine, Raymond R
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2012
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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Zusammenfassung:A systematic study of collisions between surfactant-free organic drops in aqueous electrolyte solutions reveals the threshold at which continuum models provide a complete description of thin-film interactions. For collision velocities above ~1 μm/s, continuum models of hydrodynamics and surface forces provide a complete description of the interaction, despite the absence of surfactant. This includes accurate prediction of coalescence at high salt concentration (500 mM). In electrolyte solutions at intermediate salt concentration (50 mM), drop-drop collisions at lower velocity (<1 μm) or extended time of forced drop-drop interaction exhibit a strong pull-off force of systematically varying magnitude. The observations have implications on the effects of ion-specificity and time-dependence in drop-drop interactions where kinetic stability is marginal
Beschreibung:Date Completed 29.06.2012
Date Revised 06.03.2012
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:1520-5827
DOI:10.1021/la204753y