School of Chemistry,
University of Sydney, NSW 2006 Australia
Adv. Colloid Interface Sci. 104, 75-91 (2003)
Abstract
The evidence for nanobubbles as the origin
of the long-ranged attractions measured between hydrophobic surfaces
immersed in water is reviewed
by focussing upon several unique features of the force curves.
Also covered is the morphology of nanobubbles
as revealed by direct imaging with tapping mode atomic force microscopy.
A discussion of the origin, thermodynamic stability,
and practical implications of nanobubbles is given.
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