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Aqueous Foam Stabilized By Tricephalic Amphiphilic Surfactants, Seth A. Heerschap
Aqueous Foam Stabilized By Tricephalic Amphiphilic Surfactants, Seth A. Heerschap
Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019
Aqueous foams can be described as a close packing of gas bubbles stabilized by surface active molecules. Their complex and diverse properties make them attractive for many chemical and physical applications where foaming, emulsifying or coating processes are needed. The recent synthesis of multi-cephalic and multi-tailed amphiphilic molecules have reportedly enhanced their antibacterial activity in connection with tail length and nature of the head group.
This report covers the foamability of two triple head, double tail cationic surfactants (M-1,14,14, M-P,14,14) and a triple head single tail cationic surfactant (M-1,1,14) and compares them with commercially available single headed, single tailed anionic …