pH-responsive aqueous foams stabilized by ionizable latex particles.
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 foamability and stability applies to both pH-dependent and pH-responsive systems.
Binks
Bernard P
BP
Surfactant & Colloid Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, UK. b.p.binks@ hull.ac.uk
Murakami
Ryo
R
Armes
Steven P
SP
Fujii
Syuji
S
Schmid
Andreas
A