Sedimentation in magnetorheological (MR) fluids is undesirable for many technological applications. For this reason, several ways have been proposed to prevent sedimentation instability. This thesis deals specifically with the addition of a suitable additive. The topic was examined based on available literature and according to it was suggested a procedure for the experimental part. Two types of MR liquids with different composition and preparation method were prepared. The first suspensions included a water-in-oil emulsion as a carrier liquid and Span 80 and Tween 80 as additives. For the second MR fluids, the continuous phase was a blend of bearing oils and the suspension was stabilized with organoclay. In both cases, carbonyl iron particles with a diameter of 1,8–2,3 µm were used. The kinetic stability of the prepared MR fluids was monitored and compared using an analytical centrifuge.

This thesis is focused on diffusion of dyes in biopolymer-based hydrogels. These hydrogels are based on interaction between biopolymer-like electrolytes with oppositely charged surfactants. When polyelectrolytes interact with oppositely charged surfactants, micelle-like nano-containers can be formed. These nano-containers are able of binding hydrophobic compounds. In this study, combination of modified dextran (diethylaminoethyl dextran) with positive charge and oppositely charged sodium dodecylsulphate as surfactant was used for preparation of hydrogels. Next type of hydrogel was based on hyaluronan and positive charged surfactant Septonex (carbethoxypendecinium bromide). As a diffusion probes in hydrogels dyes Nile red and ATTO 488 were used. The diffusion of these dyes from aqeous solutions of NaCl or surfactants into hydrogels was monitored in time. Transport of dyes into structure of hydrogels was characterized by diffusion coefficients and structural parameters of hydrogels.

Anion recognition is a topical area of research warranted by the potential applications of anion receptors in environmental and biological monitoring. Anions are indeed widespread in nature, are involved in many biochemical processes and are also major aqueous pollutants. Molecular receptors able to recognize anions with high affinity and selectivity in organic solvents are well documented in the literature but only few systems are efficient in aqueous media. Water is undeniably a particularly challenging solvent to work with due to the competition of water in the recognition process. Moreover, most of the receptors that are known to bind anions with high affinity and selectivity in organic solvents are not soluble in water. One strategy used to make hydrophobic molecular receptors “water-compatible” is micellar incorporation. This strategy is straightforward as no synthetic modifications of the receptor are required and has furthermore been seen to enhance the apparent properties, in particular binding properties, of the receptors. Following previous work undertaken in the laboratory, this thesis was devoted to the study of the micellar incorporation of different anion receptors. The first part of this thesis focused on the potential of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and more precisely Paramagnetic Relaxation Enhancement (PRE) experiments to provide robust information on the localisation of receptors within micelles. We studied the effect of various parameters and were able to rationalize the effect of the nature and concentration of the counterion and of the surfactant concentration on the PRE values obtained with cationic cetyltrimetylammonium (CTAX) micelles. By applying a normalization procedure we were then able to compare different receptor/micelle systems. This work has been reported in the Journal of Physical Chemistry (“Paramagnetic Relaxation Enhancement Experiments: a Valuable Tool for the Characterization of Micellar Nanodevices”, F. Keymeulen, P. De Bernardin, A. Dalla Cort, and K. Bartik, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2013, 117, 11654–11659).The second part of our work consisted in the study of the role played by the surfactant on the efficiency of the supramolecular system formed. Using UV-vis and/or NMR titrations, we studied the impact of the nature of the surfactant (cationic, zwitterionic or neutral) as well as its concentration on the apparent binding affinity for fluoride of two uranyl-salophen receptors. We showed that the supramolecular systems formed with cationic micelles are the most efficient, due to the favourable electrostatic interaction between the positively charged micelle and the fluoride despite the competition of the surfactant counter-ion. The concentration of the cationic surfactant does however have an impact as the apparent affinity decreases with surfactant concentration as a consequence of this non-specific interaction of the guest with the micelles. PRE and DLS (Dynamic Light Scattering) experiments allowed us to better understand the differences between the different types of micelles. This work has been reported in Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry (“Fluoride binding in water with the use of micellar nanodevices based on salophen complexes”, F. Keymeulen, P. De Bernardin, I. Giannicchi, L. Galantini, K. Bartik, and A. Dalla Cort, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2015, 13, 2437–2443).The final part of our study was devoted to the investigation of the applicability of micellar incorporation to other receptors. Two other uranyl-based receptors were studied in cationic CTAX and neutral Triton X-100 micelles. One suffered from chemical stability issues and the other receptor did not perform any better than the ones previously studied. We also studied trimesitylborane which can bind fluoride via Lewis acid-base interactions. This system, which is highly efficient in organic solvents, was shown to be ineffective once incorporated into micelles, probably because the change in the hybridization of the boron atom upon fluoride binding is not favourable in the confined micellar environment. Indolocarbazole-based anion receptors, which recognize acetate and benzoate via hydrogen bonding, were successfully incorporated into DPC micelles, albeit at low concentrations, and were observed to be efficient as the apparent binding affinity measured in water is of the same order of magnitude or higher as the one observed in organic solvents. / Doctorat en Sciences de l'ingénieur et technologie / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

Tato diplomová práce se zabývá vlivem zaplňovacích činidel na interakce v systému DNA-tenzid. DNA o velikosti 4017 párů bází byla připravena polymerázovou řetězovou reakcí, jako templát byl použit plasmid pSB-E1g. Polyetylen glykol (PEG) byl použit jako zaplňovací činidlo a jeho vliv na DNA-tenzid interakce byl zkoumán experimenty založenými na fluorescenci a gelové elektroforéze. Také byl studován vliv iontové síly za použití NaBr na interakce DNA-tenzid za použití zaplňovacího činidla. Data byla vyhodnocena a evaluována v této práci. V úvahu byl brán i možný vliv polyetylen glykolu na kritickou micelarní koncentraci (CMC) tenzidu, bylo provedeno měření CMC pomocí ultrazvuku s vysokým rozlišením, avšak nebyl zjištěn žádný značný vliv zaplňovacího činidla na CMC tenzidu. Část této práce bude zahrnuta v publikaci s anglickým názvem Combined role of macromolecular crowding and cationic surfactant in efficient DNA condensation.

Crèmes, shampooings, savons, gels douche, ces produits cosmétiques quotidiennement utilisés, ont en commun la présence d'une matière première essentielle à leur formulation, à savoir le tensioactif ou émulsionnant. Ces molécules sont donc fréquemment en contact avec la peau. En effet, de par sa structure amphiphile particulière, le tensioactif aide à la stabilisation des émulsions, permet la formation de mousse et apporte les propriétés détergentes des produits cosmétiques nettoyants, en solubilisant les corps gras présents en surface. Ces molécules peuvent également interagir avec les composants de la peau. Une des premières preuves évidentes de l'interaction des tensioactifs avec la peau est l'observation des signes cliniques suite à l'exposition prolongée ou chronique à des formules riches en tensioactifs. Ces molécules sont maintenant connues pour engendrer des dermatites de contact d'irritation et font l'objet d'un véritable problème de santé publique concernant les maladies professionnelles aux détergents. Cependant, devant la multitude de tensioactifs présents sur le marché, les mécanismes d'action des tensioactifs sur la peau sont encore mal connus, surtout pour les tensioactifs non ioniques, très utilisés dans les produits de soin et souvent considérés comme non toxiques. Le sodium lauryl sulfate, tensioactif anionique reste à ce jour, la molécule modèle couramment étudiée. La toxicité cutanée est le plus souvent reliée à l'interaction du tensioactif avec les protéines, molécules chargées. De ce fait, les tensioactifs ioniques sont considérés comme étant les plus toxiques pour la peau. De plus, la forme monomérique du tensioactif est décrite comme l'entité responsable de la toxicité cutanée, s'insérant plus facilement dans la bicouche lipidique et pouvant ainsi pénétrer plus facilement dans la peau que sous la forme de micelles. La toxicité du tensioactif est donc également reliée à sa concentration micellaire critique. L'objectif de ce projet de recherche était d'approfondir les connaissances sur différentes propriétés physicochimiques de nombreuses classes de tensioactifs, afin de mieux comprendre leurs interactions ainsi que leurs effets sur la peau. Plusieurs niveaux d'études ont été développés. Après une analyse physicochimique des tensioactifs détaillée, des mesures in vitro ont permis d'évaluer l'effet du tensioactif sur la toxicité cutanée. L'étude portant sur la fonction barrière de la peau (propriétés de surface/détergence, organisation de la matrice lipidique et évaluation de l'extraction lipidique) a été menée via des expérimentations ex vivo. Nos études ont montré une toxicité notable de certains tensioactifs non ioniques et a contrario certains tensioactifs ioniques se sont révélés parfaitement bien tolérés. Les paramètres soulignés dans la littérature tels que la CMC et la charge des tensioactifs ont été remis en question. Plusieurs explications ont été mises en avant considérant l'organisation du tensioactif dans l'eau et son comportement vis-a-vis de la fonction barrière cutanée apportant ainsi de nouvelles pistes pour une meilleure compréhension de l'effet du tensioactif sur la peau. De plus La toxicité des tensioactifs a pu être reliée à un des trois niveaux de perturbation de la barrière cutanée: la désorganisation de la matrice lipidique / Creams, shampoos, soaps, shower gels, these cosmetics daily used, have in common the presence of a raw material essential to their formulation, namely the surfactant or emulsifier. These molecules are therefore frequently in contact with the skin. Indeed, because of its particular amphiphilic structure, the surfactant helps the stabilization of emulsions, allows the formation of foam and provides the detergent properties of cleansing cosmetic products, by solubilizing the fatty substances present on the surface. These molecules can also interact with the components of the skin. One of the first obvious evidence of the interaction of surfactants with the skin is the observation of clinical signs following prolonged or chronic exposure to surfactant-rich formulas. These molecules are now known to cause irritant contact dermatitis and are the subject of a real public health problem regarding professional detergent diseases. However, considering the multitude of surfactants on the market, the mechanisms of action of surfactants on the skin are still poorly known, especially for nonionic surfactants, widely used in skincare products and often considered non-toxic. Sodium lauryl sulfate, anionic surfactant remains to this day, the model molecule currently studied. The cutaneous toxicity is most often related to the interaction of the surfactant with the proteins, charged molecules. As a result, ionic surfactants are considered to be the most toxic to the skin. In addition, the monomeric form of the surfactant is described as the entity responsible for cutaneous toxicity, fitting more easily into the lipid bilayer and thus able to penetrate the skin more easily than in the form of micelles. The toxicity of the surfactant is therefore also related to its critical micelle concentration. . The objective of this research project was to expand knowledge on different physicochemical properties of many classes of surfactants, to better understand their interactions and their effects on the skin. Several levels of studies have been developed. After detailed physicochemical analysis of the surfactants, in vitro measurements were used to evaluate the effect of the surfactant on skin toxicity. The study on the skin barrier function (surface properties / detergency, lipid matrix organization and evaluation of lipid extraction) was conducted via ex vivo experiments. Our studies have shown significant toxicity of some nonionic surfactants and conversely some ionic surfactants have been found to be perfectly well tolerated. Parameters highlighted in the literature such as CMC and surfactant charges have been questioned. Several explanations were put forward considering the organization of the surfactant in the water and its behavior on the skin barrier function thus bringing new tracks for a better understanding of the effect of the surfactant on the skin. In addition, the toxicity of the surfactants could be related to one of the three levels of disruption of the cutaneous barrier: the disorganization of the lipid matrix

Les compagnies pétrolières améliorent les propriétés de leurs produits et en particulier des carburants par l’ajout d’additifs. Un large choix de familles d’additifs est disponible, tels que les antioxydants ou les agents antidétonants. Dans ce travail, la chromatographie sur couche mince haute performance (HPTLC) a été utilisée pour quantifier certains additifs dans le gazole sans aucune préparation d’échantillon. L’HPTLC est une technique d’analyse qui est couramment utilisée afin d’analyser et quantifier des composés en mélange. Pour améliorer la détection des polymères et la qualité du signal, des méthodes de dérivatisation ont été utilisées. Afin de confirmer l’identification des composés et obtenir des informations structurales, un couplage direct entre l’HPTLC et la spectrométrie de masse a été développé. Les sources d’ionisation, comme la source DESI(Desorption Electrospray Ionization), la source DART (Direct Analysis in Real Time) et la source MALDI (Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization) ont été évaluées. Il est apparu que la source MALDI était la plus adaptée pour la désorption des additifs sur plaque HPTLC. Après des essais et optimisations sur différentes phases stationnaires, une méthode HPTLC-MALDI sur phase cellulose a été développée et a permis de détecter les détergents aux teneurs réelles dans le gazole. Parallèlement, l’HPTLC a été couplé pour la première fois à la source ASAP (Atmospheric Solids Analysis Probe). / Oil companies increase the quality of their products such as fuels by using additives. A large variety of additives can be used, such as antioxidants or antiknock agents. In this study, high performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) was used to quantify some additive in diesel fuel without sample preparation. HPTLC is an analytical technique used to characterize and quantify compounds in mixtures. To increase polymer detection and signal quality, derivatization methods were used.In order to confirm the analyte identification and to provide structural information, a method based on the direct coupling of HPTLC to mass spectrometry (MS) was developed. Ionization sources such as DESI (desorption electrospray ionization), DART (direct analysis in real time) and MALDI (matrix assisted laser desorption ionization) were evaluated. It appeared that MALDI was the most suitable source to efficiently desorb the additives on HPTLC plate. After several tests and optimizations on different stationary phases and ionization sources, a HPTLC-MALDI method was developed on cellulose and allowed to detect surfactant in diesel fuel at real concentration. At the same time, ASAP (atmospheric solids analysis probe) was coupled for the first time to HPTLC.

The present thesis reports on the transmission electron microscopy structure characterization of semiconducting thin films of higher manganese silicides (HMS or MnSi1.7) grown on (001)Si by different UHV deposition methods (the template method, reactive deposition and surfactant mediated reactive deposition). In this work electron diffraction technique was applied for the fist time to reveal the HMS phase growing in thin MnSi1.7 films. The obtained results suggest the presence of the shortest in c-axis length HMS phase, namely Mn4Si7, within our experiments. It has been shown that growth of epitaxial Mn4Si7 grains can be achieved by the template technique. In particular, the influence of the template thickness on the silicide layer quality has been investigated. It has been found that deposition of a thin Mn layer of 0.8 nm nominal thickness at room temperature prior to the Mn/Si codeposition at 550°C causes the formation of a silicide template that leads to the preferred epitaxial Mn4Si7 growth with (110)[4-41]Mn4Si7 || (001)[110]Si. Silicide crystallites of two additional orientation relations, (3-38)[-443]Mn4Si7 || (001)[110]Si and (001)[110] Mn4Si7 || (001)[110]Si, were present at the same template thickness to a lesser extent. Due to the crystal symmetry of Mn4Si7 and Si the epitaxial Mn4Si7 growth on (001)Si leads to the formation of a number of Mn4Si7 domains for each observed orientation. Additional experiments were carried out using the reactive deposition process. It has been shown that the deposition of Mn onto (001)Si at substrate temperatures higher then 600°C leads to the formation of large silicide islands growing with the major part of their elongated grains parallel to <110>Si. XRD investigations show the observed silicide grains to exhibit the following texture: (110)Mn4Si7 || (001)Si. The found island morphology of Mn4Si7 films can be modified by the deposition of about one monolayer of Sb (surfactant) onto (001)Si prior to the Mn-deposition. This process results in an increase of the silicide island density by about two orders of magnitude and decrease of the silicide grain dimensions to nanometer range. Furthermore, in the presence of Sb the silicide layers grow with the preferential orientation: (100)[010]Mn4Si7 || (001)[100]Si. The observed changes in the morphology and orientation of the Mn4Si7 layers can be explained by the reduced diffusion of Mn and Si atoms in the presence of the Sb overlayer. / In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird die Struktur von dünnen MnSi1.7-Schichten, die mit verschiedenen UHV-Herstellungsmethoden (template-Verfahren, reaktive Abscheidung und surfactant gesteuerte Abscheidung) auf (001)Si hergestellt wurden, mittels Elektronenmikroskopie charakterisiert. Die Ergebnisse der Elektronenbeugung an dünnen Mangansilicid-Schichten können vollständig interpretiert werden, wenn von den bekannten höheren Mangansiliciden (HMS) das Mn4Si7 als einzige vorliegende Phase angenommen wird. Der Hauptteil der Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit den mittels template-Verfahren abgeschiedenen Mn4Si7-Schichten. In diesen Experimenten wurde der Einfluss der template-Dicke auf die Morphologie und Orientierung der hergestellten Schichten untersucht. Es wird gezeigt, dass bei der Abscheidung von einer dünnen Mn-Schicht mit einer nominalen Dicke von 0,8 nm bei Raumtemperatur und weiterer Mn/Si-Koabscheidung bei einer Substrattemperatur von 550°C nahezu geschlossene Silicidschichten mit der bevorzugten Orientierungsbeziehung (110)[4-41]Mn4Si7 || (001)[110]Si entstehen. Weiterhin wachsen bei dieser template-Dicke Mn4Si7-Kristallite mit den Orientierungsbeziehungen: (3-38)[-443]Mn4Si7 || (001)[110]Si und (001)[110] Mn4Si7 || (001)[110]Si. Bei jeder gefundenen Orientierungsbeziehung treten beim Wachstum von Mn4Si7 auf (001)Si mehrere Domäne auf. Zusätzliche Experimente wurden unter Verwendung der reaktiven Schichtabscheidung durchgeführt. Sie verdeutlichen, dass bei reaktiver Abscheidung von Mn auf (001)Si ab einer Substrattemperatur von 600°C ein Wachstum von Mn4Si7-Inseln entlang den [110]-Richtungen des Siliciums erfolgt. XRD-Untersuchungen zeigen, dass diese Inseln die folgende Textur haben: (110)Mn4Si7 || (001)Si. Durch eine Modifizierung der Si-Oberfläche mit einer bis zu einer Monolage dicken Sb-Schicht (surfactant) kann das Mn4Si7-Inselwachstum beeinflusst werden. Die dabei gefundene Erhöhung der Mn4Si7-Inseldichte wird hier auf die reduzierte Mn- und Si-Diffusion zurükgeführt. Weiterhin wurde gefunden, dass dieser Abscheidungsprozess Mn4Si7-Kristallite der bevorzugten Orientierung (100)[010]Mn4Si7 || (001)[110]Si liefert.

Sewage exfiltration from a sanitary and combined sewer systems and its percolation into porous medium results in a clogged or colmation layer in the nearby soil. In order to develop a comprehensive understanding of raw sewage transport mechanisms in porous media, investigations were carried out on the micro-scale properties of the multiphase system. In our laboratory experiments, the role of surfactants as a major organic chemical compound in wastewater was evaluated by using a surfactant solution as an artificial wastewater percolating into a porous media, represented by using columns and Plexiglas model. We studied flows of water and surfactants solution in saturated porous medium to detect the dynamic effects by means of measuring pressure and permeability as well as by visualization of flow regions and consequence for porosity along interfaces between water and surfactants solution. The tests revealed that mechanisms at interfaces between fluids and solids as well as between water and surfactants solution (i.e. wastewater) are significantly influencing the flow behavior. At the interfaces surfactant molecules are adsorbed or accumulate, respectively, and subsequently inducing electrical charges to those layers, altering the properties of fluids and these interfaces. Depending on the conditions, channels might be narrowed and thus decreasing the flow rate with a later erosion and increase of flow rates, or the flow and thus the erosive capacity might become intensified along the interface between surfactants solution and neighbouring water. In conclusion, the results of tests proved the surfactants to be an important controlling factor in the hydraulic properties of wastewater percolating into soil.

Die Effektivität der Reaktivextraktion als Verfahren zur Stoffabtrennung aus wässrigen Lösungen mit organischen Lösungsmitteln lässt sich durch den Zusatz weiterer Stoffe deutlich steigern. Das können Co-Ionen, Lösungsvermittler und Stoffe sein, die die Phasengrenzfläche beeinflussen. Wichtigste Vertreter der letzteren Gruppe sind Tenside, die die Grenzflächenspannung zwischen den Phasen verringern. Sie werden in der industriellen Technik bereits seit Jahrzehnten mit gleich bleibendem Erfolg angewandt. Dabei sind die Vorgänge an der Phasengrenze, die durch die Tenside beeinflusst werden, noch nicht vollständig geklärt. In diesem Umfeld ist auch die vorliegende Arbeit entstanden. Sie soll bereits am Lehrstuhl vorliegende Arbeiten ergänzen. Gegenstand der Untersuchungen ist der Einfluss von Tensiden auf die Extraktion von Schwermetallionen im elektrischen Feld, hier untersucht an dem kationischen Tensid Hexadecyltrimethylammoniumbromid (CTAB). Als Untersuchungsmethode wird die Polarographie verwendet. Der Ladungsdurchtritt durch die Grenzfläche Wasser/Quecksilber und deren Beeinflussung durch das Tensid werden für die Metallionen von Zink, Cadmium, Blei und Chrom bei unterschiedlichen pH-Werten untersucht. Es zeigt sich, dass die Modifizierung der Grenzfläche nur einen Teil der Beeinflussung ausmacht, weitere entstehen durch die chemische Modifizierung der vorhandenen Spezies. Weiterhin kann abgeleitet werden, dass trotz chemischer Verwandtschaft der eingesetzten Systeme eine klare Vorhersage der Beeinflussung nur begrenzt möglich ist. Der grundlegende Trend von Systemen mit chemisch ähnlicher Zusammensetzung ist zwar der gleiche, jedes System reagiert jedoch individuell in Abhängigkeit der genauen stofflichen Zusammensetzung und der Versuchsbedingungen, so dass stets konkrete Voruntersuchungen notwendig erscheinen.

[pt] O uso de espumas de CO2 em métodos de recuperação avançada de petróleo tem se mostrado promissor para a exploração dos reservatórios do Pré-sal no Brasil. Porém, o ambiente altamente salino destes reservatórios e as características físico-químicas do CO2 influenciam na estabilidade das espumas, afetando o desempenho das mesmas. Surfactantes zwitteriônicos baseados em óxidos de alquildimetilamina (CXDAO) possuem predomínio de cargas positivas em pH ácido, tornando atrativa sua utilização devido à esperada baixa adsorção em rochas carbonáticas. Este trabalho avaliou a formação e a estabilidade de espumas de CO2 formuladas com o óxido de dodecildimetilamina (C12DAO) em água deionizada e em salmoura, usando como referência um surfactante catiônico de igual cauda hidrofóbica. Os resultados mostraram que a presença de sais não afeta a espumabilidade, porém diminui a estabilidade da espuma, sendo o efeito menor para a espuma de C12DAO do que com o surfactante catiônico. Essa resistência à salinidade foi atribuída à maior compactação dos surfactantes no filme interfacial, como resultado da formação de ligações de hidrogênio entre as espécies neutra e catiônica do óxido de amina em pH ácido. Um efeito adicional na estabilidade das espumas foi verificado quando a cadeia alquílica do surfactante foi aumentada para 14 átomos de carbono (C14DAO). Em concentrações superiores a 0,5 por cento m/m em salmoura, o C14DAO gerou soluções altamente viscosas, possivelmente devido à formação de micelas alongadas. Em consequência, as espumas de C14DAO com CO2 apresentaram uma redução drástica tanto na taxa de drenagem quanto de crescimento das bolhas, retardando a coalescência e levando a um aumento significativo da estabilidade da espuma no meio salino. / [en] The use of CO2 foams in advanced oil recovery methods has been promising for the exploration of Brazilian Pre-salt reservoirs. However, the highly saline environment of these reservoirs and the physico-chemical characteristics of CO2 influence the stability of the foams, affecting their performance. Zwitterionic surfactants based on alkyldimethylamine oxides (CXDAO) have a predominance of positive charges in acidic pH, making their use attractive due to the expected low adsorption on carbonate rocks. This work studied the formation and stability of CO2 foams formulated with dodecyldimethylamine oxide (C12DAO) in deionized water and in brine, using as a reference a cationic surfactant with the same hydrophobic tail. The results showed that the presence of salts did not affect the foamability, however it decreased the foam stability, with a lesser effect for C12DAO foam than with the cationic surfactant. This resistance to salinity was attributed to the greater compaction of surfactants in the interfacial film, due to the formation of hydrogen bonds between the neutral and the cationic species of amine oxide at acid pH. An additional effect on foam stability was seen when the surfactant alkyl chain was increased to 14 carbon atoms (C14DAO). At concentrations above 0.5 wt percent in brine, C14DAO generated highly viscous solutions, possibly due to the formation of elongated micelles. As a result, CO2 foams formed with C14DAO showed a drastic reduction in both the drainage and the bubble growth rates, delaying coalescence and leading to a significant increase in foam stability in the saline medium.