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When a surfactant molecule is dissolved in water (or oil), because of its amphiphilic character it spontaneously adsorbs at the air-water (or oil-water) interface. As a consequence, the interfacial tension γ is decreased (1). Another consequence is the appearance of a resistance to compression and to shear at the interface. This is characterized by two new surface properties, the two dimensional compression and shear elastic moduli ∈ and S (2).
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Langevin, D., Meunier, J. (1988). Surfactants and Capillary Waves: Experiments on Monolayers and on Microemulsions. In: Velarde, M.G. (eds) Physicochemical Hydrodynamics. NATO ASI Series, vol 174. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0707-5_11
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