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Film lifetime in surfactant systems

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Drainage and rupture in thin films

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thin films, surfactants, drainage

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Adeyemi, Okafor and Lindqvist

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Table 2. Films by surfactant.
Surfactant Films Median, s
SDS 14 218
CTAB 23 186
Tween 20 31 154
Triton X-100 19 112
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Adeyemi, T. and Novak, P. (2023) Thin film drainage in surfactant systems. 2nd edn. Leeds: Northgate. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5555/11223344Barros, L. (2021) ‘Interference imaging of draining films’, Measurement Science, 44(3), pp. 210–224. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5555/24681357Cheng, W., Iqbal, S. and Moreau, D. (2024) ‘Surfactant type as a covariate’, Colloid Reports, 51, pp. 88–101. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5555/13572468Delacroix, H. (2022) Emulsions and foams: a practical guide. Geneva: Institute Press. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5555/86420135
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CC BY 4.0Received 4 March. Accepted 11 June. Published 2 July. Deposited with Crossref.

Surfactant	Films	Median, s
SDS	14	218
CTAB	23	186
Tween 20	31	154
Triton X-100	19	112

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2. Method3. ResultsFilms were drawn on a wire frameand imaged under monochromaticlight at a fixed frame rate.Thickness was read from theinterference order, and each runended when the film ruptured.Runs were grouped by surfactant,and the resulting families weretreated separately throughoutthe analysis that follows.The reported lifetimes aremeasured rather than modelled,because a modelled value was notlight at a fixed frame rate.Thickness was read from theinterference order, and each run

as reported by Cheng et al. (2024).

Cheng, W., Iqbal, S. and Moreau, D. (2024) ‘Surfactant type as a covariate’, Colloid Reports, 51, pp. 88–101. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5555/13572468

Figure 3. Measured film lifetime against the drainage model, by surfactant.

Π(h) = −A / (6π h³)(1)

dh/dt = −2h³ Π / (3μ R²)(2)

Table 2. Films by surfactant.

SurfactantFilmsMedian, s

SDS14218

CTAB23186

Tween 2031154

Triton X-10019112

ReferencesAdeyemi, T. and Novak, P. (2023) Thin film drainage in surfactant systems. 2nd edn. Leeds: Northgate. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5555/11223344Barros, L. (2021) ‘Interference imaging of draining films’, Measurement Science, 44(3), pp. 210–224. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5555/24681357Cheng, W., Iqbal, S. and Moreau, D. (2024) ‘Surfactant type as a covariate’, Colloid Reports, 51, pp. 88–101. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5555/13572468Delacroix, H. (2022) Emulsions and foams: a practical guide. Geneva: Institute Press. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5555/86420135

DOI10.5555/12345678CC BY 4.0Received 4 March. Accepted 11 June. Published 2 July. Deposited with Crossref.

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