Mechanical characterization of ultralow interfacial tension oil-in-water droplets by thermal capillary wave analysis in a microfluidic device.
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Journal Article
Abstract
Measurements of the ultralow interfacial tension and surfactant film bending rigidity for micron-sized heptane droplets in AOT-NaCl aqueous solutions were performed in a microfluidic device through the analysis of thermally-driven droplet interface fluctuations. The Fourier spectrum of the stochastic droplet interface displacement was measured through bright-field video microscopy and contour analysis technique. The droplet interfacial tension together with the surfactant film bending rigidity were obtained by fitting the experimental results to the prediction of a capillary wave model. Compared to existing methods for ultralow interfacial tension measurements, this contactless non-destructive all-optical approach has several advantages, such as fast measuring, easy implementation, cost-effectiveness, reduced amount of liquids and integration into lab-on-a-chip devices.
Date Issued
2016-03-16
Date Acceptance
2016-03-11
Citation
Langmuir, 2016, 32 (15), pp.3580-3586
ISSN
1520-5827
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Start Page
3580
End Page
3586
Journal / Book Title
Langmuir
Volume
32
Issue
15
Copyright Statement
© 2016 American Chemical Society. This is an open access article published under an ACS AuthorChoice License, which permits copying and redistribution of the article or any adaptations for non-commercial purposes.(http://pubs.acs.org/page/policy/authorchoice_termsofuse.html)
Subjects
Chemical Physics
MD Multidisciplinary
Publication Status
Published