Biosurfactants Change the Thinning of Contaminated Bubbles at Bacteria-Laden Water Interfaces

Bubbles reside at the water surface before bursting, emitting droplets that can contain chemicals and pathogens linked to disease and contamination. We discover that bacterial secretions enhance the lifetime of bubbles. We also reveal and elucidate two distinct regimes of thinning for such contamina...

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Main Authors: Poulain, Stephane (Contributor), Bourouiba, Lydia (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Fluid Dynamics of Disease Transmission Laboratory (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society, 2018-11-19T17:29:55Z.
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