Article Open access Published: 25 February 2014 The dynamic surface tension of atmospheric aerosol surfactants reveals new aspects of cloud activation Barbara Nozière, Christine Baduel & Jean-Luc ...

A surfactant -- an organic molecule that decreases surface tension -- is applied onto the surface of the water on one side of the cylinder, which allows the scientists to measure the profiles of ...

The surface tension of a liquid is a measure of the cohesive forces that hold the molecules together. It is responsible for a water drop assuming a spherical shape and for the effects of ...

The surface tension of water at 25°C. is 72 dynes, and that of Alevaire 37.5 dynes per centimeter. The surface tension of homogenized sputum remained approximately 52 dynes per centimeter ...

Surface tension — the cohesion that causes molecules on the surface of a fluid to pull together and act like a membrane, resisting exterior forces — plays a large role in this ink-on-milk experiment.

Let's look at a simple example. A mixture of soap and water will support a foam. Soap is a surfactant with a low surface tension, while water is a liquid with quite a high surface tension.

Physicists at the University of Liège have succeeded in sculpting the surface of water by exploiting surface tension. Using 3D printing of closely spaced spines, they have combined menisci to ...

Understanding the surface tension properties of aqueous surfactants and polymer materials is important for the pharmaceutical, coatings, paints, inks, surfactant and household products industries. The ...

Teemu Hölttä, Eija Juurola, Lauri Lindfors, Albert Porcar-Castell, Cavitation induced by a surfactant leads to a transient release of water stress and subsequent ‘run away’ embolism in Scots pine ...

Key Concepts The attraction of molecules at the surface of a liquid is called surface tension. The polarity of water molecules can help explain why water has a strong surface tension. Summary Students ...