Review of Scientific Instruments · 1963 · 31 citations · 6 references
Natural SciencesChemistryPhysical ChemistrySurface ChemistrySurface ScienceBiomaterial Surface PropertiesSurface AdsorptionSurface KineticsSurface PhysicsSurface TensionSurface ThermodynamicsAdsorption KineticsAdsorption-induced Surface Tension ReductionDynamic Surface TensionSurface Active MoleculesSurface AreaSurface Area AnalysisSurface Tension BalanceSurface Tension Measurement
A surface balance is described for production of dynamic changes of area of films adsorbed at a gas-liquid interface. It has been used to demonstrate reduction of surface tension to nearly zero by surface active agents derived from mammalian lungs.
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