Comptes Rendus
no. 1
Basic and applied researches in microgravity/Recherches fondamentales et appliquées en microgravité
Aqueous foams and foam films stabilised by surfactants. Gravity-free studies
Dominique Langevin1
1 Laboratoire de physique des solides, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France
Comptes Rendus. Mécanique, Volume 345 (2017) no. 1, pp. 47-55.

There are still many open questions and problems in both fundamental research and practical applications of foams. Despite the fact that foams have been extensively studied, many aspects of foam physics and chemistry still remain unclear. Experiments on foams performed under microgravity allow studying wet foams, such as those obtained early during the foaming process. On Earth, wet foams evolve too quickly due to gravity drainage and only dry foams can be studied. This paper reviews the foam and foam film studies that we have performed in gravity-free conditions. It highlights the importance of surface rheology as well as of confinement effects in foams and foam films behaviour.

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DOI : 10.1016/j.crme.2016.10.009
Mots clés : Microgravity, Aqeous foams, Foam films
Dominique Langevin 1

1 Laboratoire de physique des solides, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France 
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