Static and dynamic properties of soluble surfactants at the air/water interface
<P> Amphiphilic molecules contain a hydrophilic headgroup and a hydrophobic tail. The headgroup is polar or ionic and likes water, the tail is typically an aliphatic chain that cannot be accommodated in a polar environment. The prevailing molecular asymmetry leads to a spontaneous adsorption o...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Universität Potsdam
2005
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| Online Access: | http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-5716 http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2005/571/ |