Non-spherical bubbles

Anand Bala Subramaniam, Manouk Abkarian, L. Mahadevan and Howard A. Stone ()
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Anand Bala Subramaniam: Harvard University
Manouk Abkarian: Harvard University
L. Mahadevan: Harvard University
Howard A. Stone: Harvard University

Nature, 2005, vol. 438, issue 7070, 930-930

Abstract: Bubbles are plastic Not all bubbles are perfect spheres. Gas bubbles and liquid drops can exist in stable, non-spherical shapes if the fluid surface is covered with a close-packed monolayer of particles of polymethylmethacrylate, gold or zirconium oxide. When spherical particle-covered bubbles fuse, the particles on the interface are jammed together, supporting the unequal stresses that stabilize a non-spherical shape.

Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1038/438930a

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