A Surface Rheological Study of Silwet L-77 Surfactant at the Air/Water Interface

The dilational viscoelastic properties of Silwet L-77, a trisiloxane surfactant of the general formula (Me₃SiO)₂SiMe(CH₂)₃(OCH₂CH₂)_7.5OH, at the air/water interface were investigated. Aqueous solutions of Silwet L-77 were spread onto a pendant drop and the dynamic surface tensions were measured by means of axisymmetric drop shape analysis. The surface dilatational elasticity, viscosity, and phase angle of the adsorption monolayer were also determined using the oscillating drop technique. The influences of frequency and concentration on the surface dilational properties were expounded. It is shown that the surface dilational modulus and elastic modulus increased with the increase of frequency, the viscous modulus was complex, while the phase angle decreased with the increase of frequency. Surface dilational modulus, elastic modulus, and viscous modulus passed through the maximum with the increase of bulk concentration and the phase angle increased with the increase of concentration.     

Relating foam lamella stability and surface dilational rheology

The surface dilational elasticity module E of a soluble cationic surfactant at the air-water interface is measured in a frequency range of 1-500 Hz. The data are then correlated with the lifetime of a foam lamella formed with the same surfactant solution. The surface rheological measurement have been performed with an improved design of the oscillating bubble technique that measures precisely the real and imaginary part of the complex dilational module E. The imaginary part captures a dissipative process which is interpreted as an intrinsic surface dilational viscosity kappa. The cationic surfactant 1-dodecyl-4-dimethylaminopyridinium bromide shows a transition between a surface elastic to a viscoelastic behavior with an increase of the bulk concentration. The transition corresponds to a striking increase in the lifetime of the foam lamella. The lamella lifetime of the viscoelastic system exceeds the one of an elastic system by 2 orders of magnitude while the absolute value of the E module remains comparable. The results suggest that surface dilational viscosity kappa is crucial for the ability of a surfactant system to form a stable foam. A simple picture that explains this observation is discussed.     

空气/水界面2,5-二丙基-4-十一烷基苯磺酸钠的表面动态扩张流变性质

利用悬挂滴方法研究了2,5-二丙基-4-十一烷基苯磺酸钠(3-11-3)在空气/水界面上的动态扩张粘弹性质, 考察了时间、表面压、工作频率及3-11-3的浓度对扩张模量和相角的影响. 研究结果表明, 低表面压条件下, 表面膜以弹性为主, 分子在表面上的状态决定膜性质；高表面压条件下, 分子在体相和表面间的交换过程决定膜性质, 表面膜以粘性为主.     

Effect of the addition of polyelectrolytes on monolayers of carboxybetaines

We have studied the effect of the addition of sodium poly(styrene sulfonate) polymers on the properties of monolayers formed by the adsorption of two carboxybetaines with different number of separation methylenes between their charged groups. Fluorescence and surface tension measurements indicate that above the critical aggregation concentration a surfactant-polymer complex of electrostatic origin is formed in bulk. The complexes have a negative charge that is repelled by the negative charge of the surfactant adsorbed at the interface; consequently, the monolayer seems to be exclusively formed by surfactant carboxybetaines. The high-frequency surface viscoelasticity of the monolayers was studied by surface dynamic light-scattering measurements. The behavior of the dilational elasticity and viscosity is explained by relaxation involving molecular reorientation within the adsorbed layer.     

短链烷基对多取代烷基苯磺酸盐界面性质的影响

利用悬挂滴方法研究了2,5-二乙基-4-壬基苯磺酸钠(292)、2,5-二丙基-4-壬基苯磺酸钠(393)和2,5-二丁基-4-壬基苯磺酸钠(494)在空气-水表面和正癸烷-水界面的扩张流变性质,考察了时间、界面压、工作频率及体相浓度对扩张弹性和粘性的影响。研究发现,在低表面活性剂浓度条件下,表面吸附膜类似弹性膜,其强度由膜内分子的相互作用决定;高浓度下体相与表面间的扩散交换过程控制表面膜的性质。油分子的插入导致界面吸附分子之间相互作用的削弱,扩散交换过程主导界面膜性质;但随着短链烷基长度增加,油分子的影响变小。表面膜的强度在吸附达到平衡前已经决定,而界面膜在吸附饱和后仍然随界面分子重排而变化。     

Interfacial dilational rheological property and lamella stability of branched alkyl benzene sulfonates solutions

The dynamic dilational properties of branched alkyl benzene sulfonates at the air–water and decane–water interfaces were investigated by drop shape analysis, and their lamella stability was measured. The influences of time, dilational frequency, and bulk concentration on surface dilational elasticity and dilational viscosity were expounded. The results show that the molecular interaction controls the nature of adsorption film during lower concentration range and the film behaves elastic in nature. During higher concentration range, the diffusion-exchange process controls the dynamic dilational properties and the surface film shows remarkable viscoelasticity. An increase in hydrophobic chain length enhances the molecular interaction, which results in the increase of dilational parameters and lamella stability. The data correlation suggests that the ability to form a stable lamella is linked to the intrinsic surface dilational elasticity.     

Effect of Glyphosate Isopropylamine on the Surface Tension and Surface Dilational Rheology Properties of Polyoxyethylene Tallow Amine Surfactant

In order to develop the substitutes for polyoxyethylene tallow amine (POEA), the understanding the interaction of glyphosate isopropylamine and POEA is essential. The surface behaviors of POEA and POEA in the presence of 1 wt% glyphosate isopropylamine have been investigated at the air-water interface by the drop shape analysis method. The influences of surface tension, dilational frequency, and bulk concentration on the surface properties were expounded. The experiment results show that the adsorption films of POEA behave elastic in nature at low bulk concentration. With increasing in bulk concentration, the dilational modulus, dilational elasticity, and dilational viscosity pass through a maximum value, the phase angle increase monotonically. These phenomena can be attributed to the diffusion-exchange process between the bulk and the interface. The addition of 1 wt% glyphosate isopropylamine significantly influences on the POEA surface tension and dilational properties. The dilational modulus, dilational elasticity, and dilational viscosity obvious decrease in general, and the values of phase angle significant change after the addition of 1 wt% glyphosate isopropylamine. Glyphosate isopropylamine and POEA form a new complex in the solution and the surface activity and surface dilational properties of complex is different from POEA.     

Oscillating bubble SHG on surface elastic and surface viscoelastic systems: new insights in the dynamics of adsorption layers

Surface rheology governs a great variety of interfacial phenomena such as foams or emulsions and plays a dominant role in several technological processes such as high-speed coating. Its major difference with bulk rheology resides in the high compressibility of the surface phase, which is the direct consequence of the molecular exchange between adsorbed and dissolved species. In analogy to bulk rheology, a complex surface dilational modulus, epsilon, which captures surface tension changes upon defined area changes of the surface layer, can be defined. The module epsilon is complex, and the molecular interpretation of the dissipative process that gives rise to the imaginary part of the module is subject to some controversy. In this contribution, we used the oscillating bubble technique to study the surface dilational modulus in the mid-frequency range. The dynamic state of the surface layer was monitored by a pressure sensor and by surface second-harmonic generation (SHG). The pressure sensor measures the real and imaginary part of the modulus while SHG monitors independently the surface composition under dynamic conditions. The experiment allows the assessment of the contribution of the compositional term to the surface dilational modulus epsilon. Two aqueous surfactant solutions have been characterized: a surface elastic and a surface viscoelastic solution. The elastic surface layer can be described within the framework of the extended Lucassen-van den Tempel Hansen model. The change in surface concentration is in phase with the relative area change of the surface layer, which is in strong contrast with the results obtained from the surface viscoelastic solution. Here, surface tension, area change, and surface composition are phase-shifted, providing evidence for a nonequilibrium state within the surface phase. The data are used to assess existing surface rheology models.     

Determination of Surface Dilational Viscosity Using the Oscillating Bubble Method

A new version of the oscillating bubble method enables us to determine the dilational modulus of fluid surfaces in the frequency range 1 Hz相似文献   

Viscoelastic properties of insoluble amphiphiles at the air/water interface

The effects of the presence of a molecular monolayer on the dilatational properties of the air/water interface have been investigated. Two water insoluble amphiphiles, dipalmitoyl phosphatidyl choline and quercetin 3-O-palmitate, were spread onto a pendant drop and the dynamic surface pressure was measured by means of drop shape analysis. The surface dilatational elasticity and viscosity of the spread monolayers were also determined by the oscillating drop technique. Constraints on the range of measuring conditions were investigated and we demonstrated that the pressure-area isotherms derived from oscillatory dynamic measurements display phase behaviour similar to that found in equilibrium measurements, albeit at reduced resolution. Both the amphiphiles formed purely elastic films that were characterised by a dilatational modulus that depended on the surface concentration and obeyed a power scaling law. The exponent of the relationship could be related to the thermodynamic conditions prevailing at the interface. The phospholipid monolayer scaling exponent was 2.8 in a temperature range of 20-26 degrees C indicates a favourable solvency of molecules in the bidimensional matrix. A very high scaling exponent (11.8 at 7 degrees C) for quercetin palmitate was interpreted assuming that molecules self-organise in fibre-like structures. This interface structure and the phase behaviour was found consistent with observations of the surface film obtained by Brewster angle microscopy. The structured quercetin 3-O-palmitate monolayers are disrupted by temperature increase or by adding a 0.2 molar fraction of the immiscible dipalmitoyl phosphatidyl choline.     

咪唑基表面活性离子液体在气/液界面的扩张粘弹性

合成了两种咪唑基表面活性离子液体,通过界面膨胀流变法研究了其在气/液界面的聚集行为,考察了咪唑基表面活性离子液体浓度、无机盐和温度对聚集行为的影响。研究发现,咪唑基表面活性离子液体在吸附过程中吸附控制占主导作用,而弛豫过程不是单一指数函数;加入无机盐或升高温度可以提高咪唑基表面活性离子液体的表面活性、增强其在界面的吸附能力、降低表面张力。扩张流变结果显示扩张模量、弹性模量和粘性模量随震荡频率增加而增加;随表面活性离子液体浓度增大,扩张模量先增大后减小。扩张模量随温度升高或无机盐(NaBr或CaBr₂)的加入而降低。表面活性离子液在气/液界面形成的吸附膜以弹性模量为主,而且C₁₄mimBr的界面膜弹性模量大于C₁₂mimBr的界面膜弹性模量。     

Shear and longitudinal viscosity of non-ionic C12E8 aqueous solutions

We present an extensive set of measurements of steady shear viscosity (eta degrees(s)), longitudinal elastic modulus (M'), and ultrasonic absorption (alpha) in the one-phase isotropic liquid region of the non-ionic surfactant C12E8 aqueous solutions. Within a given temperature interval, this phase extends along the entire surfactant concentration range that could be fully covered in the experiments. In agreement with previous studies, the overall results support the presence of two separated intervals of concentration corresponding to different structural properties. In the surfactant-rich region the temperature dependence of eta degrees(s) follows an equation characteristic of glass-like systems. The ultrasonic absorption spectra show unambiguous evidence of viscoelastic behavior that can be described by a Cole-Cole relaxation formula. In this region, when both the absorption and the frequency are scaled by the static shear viscosity (eta degrees(s)), the scaled attenuation reduces to a single universal curve for all temperatures and concentrations. In the water-rich region the behavior of eta degrees(s), M', and alpha are more complex and reflect the presence of dispersed aggregates whose size increases with temperature and concentration. At these concentrations the ultrasonic spectra are characterized by a multiple decay rate. The high-frequency tail falls in the same frequency range seen at high surfactant content and exhibits similar behaviors. This contribution is ascribed to the mixture of hydrophilic terminations and water present at the micellar interfaces that resembles the condition of a concentrated polymer solution. An additional low-frequency contribution is also observed, which is ascribed to the exchange of water molecules and/or surfactant monomers between the aggregates and the bulk solvent region.     

A Surface Rheological Study of Polyoxyethylene Alkyl Ether Carboxylic Salts and the Stability of Corresponding Foam

The dynamic dilational viscoelastic properties of polyoxyethylene alkyl ether carboxylic salts at the air-water interface were investigated by drop shape analysis method and their foam stability were measured by Bikerman Method. The influences of time, dilational frequency, and bulk concentration on surface dilational modulus and phase angle were expounded. The results show that the surfactant with the longest straight-chain shows the highest dilational modulus, which in agreement with the best foam stability. However, the foam stability of branched-alkyl chain surfactant cannot be explained in terms of film elasticity alone.     

Surface viscoelasticity of phospholipid monolayers at the air/water interface

The surface viscoelastic properties of monolayers of two phospholipids DPPC (L--dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine) and DMPE (L--dimyristoylphosphatidyl-ethanolamin), at the air-water interface have been investigated. Two techniques were used for the investigation. One involved use of an interfacial shear rheometer (torsion pendulum apparatus ISR1), to provide measurements of the shear viscosity _s as a function of surface pressure, and the second, a modified LB trough with an oscillating barrier to generate periodie dilation and compression so as to measure the dilational elastic modulusE as a function of surface area.Results indicate a strong dependence of _s andE upon monolayer phases. This suggests that the viscoelastic relaxation of monolayers can be understood as molecular rearrangements, domain exchange and molecular reorientations between different monolayer states.     

Wormlike micelles of a C22-tailed zwitterionic betaine surfactant: from viscoelastic solutions to elastic gels

The 22-carbon-tailed zwitterionic surfactant erucyl dimethyl amidopropyl betaine (EDAB) forms highly viscoelastic fluids in water at low concentrations and without the need for salt or other additives. Here, semidilute aqueous solutions of EDAB are studied by using a combination of rheological techniques, small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) and cryo-transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM). EDAB samples show interesting rheology as a function of temperature. At low temperatures (approximately 25 degrees C), a 50 mM EDAB sample behaves like an elastic gel with an infinite relaxation time and viscosity. Upon heating to approximately 60 degrees C, however, the sample begins to respond like a viscoelastic solution; that is, the relaxation time and zero-shear viscosity become finite, and the rheology approaches that of a Maxwell fluid. The same pattern of behavior is repeated at higher EDAB concentrations. Cryo-TEM and SANS reveal the presence of giant wormlike micelles in all EDAB samples at room temperature. The results imply that, depending on temperature, EDAB wormlike micelles can exhibit either a gel-like response or the classical viscoelastic ("Maxwellian") response. The unusual gel-like behavior of EDAB micelles at low temperatures is postulated to be the result of very long micellar breaking times, which, in turn, may be due to the long hydrophobic tails of the surfactant.     

疏水基支链化对甜菜碱表面扩张流变性质的影响

利用悬挂滴方法研究了同分异构的直链（C₁₆PB）和支链（C₁₆GPB）十六烷基羟丙基羧酸甜菜碱的表面扩张流变性质,考察了时间、表面压、工作频率及体相浓度对扩张模量和相角的影响.研究发现,羟丙基甜菜碱分子在溶液表面上吸附时,整个亲水基团倾向于平铺在表面上,造成较高的表面扩张模量,表面膜性质由亲水基团取向变化等膜内过程控制.甜菜碱分子疏水烷基的支链化造成分子间相互作用增强,不仅能增大模量,而且在高浓度条件下出现动态模量的最大值现象,说明表面膜的强度与分子排布密切相关,并非单纯由表面分子浓度决定.     

不同结构芳香侧链酰基牛磺酸钠的表面扩张性质

利用悬挂滴方法研究了N-(α-苯氧基)十四酸牛磺酸钠(12+B-T)和N-(α-对乙基苯氧基)十四酸牛磺酸钠(12+2B-T)在空气/水表面上的动态扩张粘弹性质, 考察了时间、扩张频率及摩尔浓度对扩张模量和相角的影响, 测定了不同摩尔浓度条件下的泡沫性能. 研究发现: 低浓度条件下, 表面分子间相互作用决定表面活性剂吸附膜的性质, 膜以弹性为主; 高浓度条件下, 扩散交换过程起主导作用, 吸附膜表现出粘弹特性. 表面活性剂芳环支链上增加一个乙基, 分子间相互作用增强, 扩张模量增大, 泡沫更加稳定.     

Adsorption of water-soluble polymers with surfactant character. Dilational viscoelasticity

A brief summary of dilational surface viscoelatic properties of spread and adsorbed surfactant polymer films at the air-water interface is reported. The viscoelastic moduli have been measured as a function of frequency and surface pressure. The combination of several techniques, oscillating drop and barrier experiments and electrocapillary waves (ECW), has allowed us to investigate a broad frequency range. The dynamic elasticity epsilon shows a slight change with frequency and a noticeable pressure dependence for both kinds of monolayers. In the spread films, elasticity increases steeply with surface pressure, and reaches a constant value before the polymer begins to dissolve into the bulk. On the other hand, the adsorbed films exhibit a pronounced elasticity maximum, followed by a considerable decay when a loose surface structure is formed. The position of the maximum depends on the polymer chemical composition and molecular weight. The results on the overlapping surface pressure range confirm the dynamic equivalence of spread and adsorbed monolayers. At low surface concentration, the agreement between static and dynamic elasticity is quite satisfactory, but the values diverge considerably at higher surface pressures. The loss modulus omegakappa decreases monotonically with increasing omega, becoming zero (it can even take apparent negative values) for the highest frequencies. The frequency dependence of the elasticity has been well described by the diffusive control model of Lucassen-van den Tempel (LVT). However, its predictions for omegakappa do not coincide with the experimental data. The differences between experimental and theoretical values increase at low frequencies.     

Stress relaxation behaviour of dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine monolayers spread on the surface of a pendant drop

Dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine (DPPC) monolayers were characterised by surface pressure/area isotherms (π/A) and surface dilational rheological parameters at temperatures 20–40°C. The methods used were the Langmuir trough and the pendant drop micro-film balance. The latter allows accurate measurements at higher temperatures and transient drop deformation. Stable DPPC monolayers were found only for low surface pressures, π<15 mN m⁻¹. At higher monolayer compression π decreases over a long time, mainly caused by molecular rearrangement processes in the monolayer starting in the coexisting region. At π>25 mN m⁻¹ and 20°C relaxation experiments give evident of rupturing, brittle monolayer structures. At higher temperatures the monolayers became more fluid-like. π/A-isotherms determined by using both methods principally agree with each other, but show also remarkable differences, which cannot be explained so far satisfactory. Transient drop relaxation experiments were analysed for the short time range (600 s). At 20°C the dilational modulus (_r) and the surface dilational viscosity (ξ_r) passes a stationary maximum at 0.54 nm² molecule⁻¹ and increase strongly at higher surface coverage, thus indicating crystalline monolayer structure. Increasing temperature from 20 to 30°C causes a rapid decrease of _r and ξ_r and a shift of the stationary maximum to lower surface coverage. No evidence for crystalline structure is found. Further increase of temperature causes _r and ξ_r increase again. This increase is caused by a rising relaxation time, while the elasticity does not change in the same manner. Such intermediate decrease of _r and ξ_r in the range 30–40°C appears to be unusual and can be interpreted as a consequence of strong DPPC interactions and strongly pronounced retardation of monolayer deformation. The study is discussed in connection to the physiology of breathing. For pulmonary surfactants the observed behaviour seems to be understandable. It is however interesting that such complex behaviour is observed for monolayers consisting of DPPC only.     

Drag of a Solid Particle Trapped in a Thin Film or at an Interface: Influence of Surface Viscosity and Elasticity

We propose a theoretical model for the motion of a spherical particle entrapped in a thin liquid film or in a monolayer of insoluble surfactant at the air/water interface. Both surface shear and dilational viscosity, surface diffusion, and elasticity of the film are taken into consideration. The drag force acting on the particle is analytically calculated and asymptotic expressions of the problem are provided. The relevance of the model is discussed by comparing the calculated "viscoelastic" drag, gamma(vel), to the one predicted by Saffman's theory, gamma(S), for cylindrical inclusions in membranes. Numerical analyses are performed to evaluate the contributions of the surface viscosity and the diffusion coefficient of the layer on the hydrodynamical resistance experienced by the particle. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.