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Cosima Stubenrauch1, Reinhard Miller
1Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universität zu Köln, Luxemburger Strasse 116, D-50939 Köln, Germany, and Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung, Am Mühlenberg 1, D-14476 Golm, Germany.
Abstract:
The dilational surface elasticity epsilon and the dilational surface viscosity eta of the two nonionic surfactants n-dodecyl-beta-d-maltoside (beta-C12G2) and tetraethyleneglycol-monodecyl ether (C10E4) were studied using the oscillating drop method. The experiments were carried out at different concentrations and frequencies with an accessible frequency range of 0.005-0.2 Hz. The results are discussed in the light of previous disjoining pressure measurements that demonstrated that the stability of thin liquid films cannot be explained solely by the magnitude of the surface forces. Indeed, a comparison of the results obtained for beta-C12G2 with those obtained for C10E4 reveals a correlation between the stability of the films and the surface dilational elasticity of the respective monolayers.
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