pH-responsive aqueous foams stabilized by ionizable latex particles
pH-responsive aqueous foams stabilized by ionizable latex particles
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DOI:
10.1021/la700444a
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发表时间:
2007-08-14
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影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
Schmid, Andreas
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作者:
Binks, Bernard P.;Murakami, Ryo;Schmid, Andreas
We have designed a type of colloidal particle whose surface characteristics are sensitive to the pH of the aqueous phase in which they are dispersed. Particles of polystyrene latex stabilized by poly(acrylic acid) can act as stabilizers of aqueous foams by adsorbing at the air-water surface. Foams can be prepared and stabilized only at pH values below the isoelectric point where particles are either uncharged and flocculated or acquire a positive charge. At high pH where particles are anionic, no foam forms. This influence of pH on foarnability and stability applies to both pH-dependent and pH-responsive systems.