Stability of Liquid Films Containing Monodisperse Colloidal Particles.

Thin liquid films containing colloidal particles are considered to be the key structural elements of three-phase foams containing liquid, gas, and colloidal particles. This study is aimed at understanding the stability of such films in the absence of any surfactants. The particles form a layered structure in the film and produce a stepwise thinning in the thin liquid films.