A review of recent results on the dilational surface viscoelastic properties of aqueous solutions of non-ionic polymers is given. In the frequency range from 0.001 up to 1000 Hz the methods of transverse and longitudinal surface waves and the oscillating barrier method were applied. Viscoelastic behavior of adsorbed polymer films significantly differs from the behavior of films formed by only conventional surfactants of low molecular weight. For example, the dynamic surface elasticity of the former systems is low and almost constant in a broad concentration range. One can observe the increase of the surface elasticity only at extremely low concentrations and/or in the range of semi-dilute solutions. If the surface stress relaxation in conventional surfactant solutions is usually determined by the diffusional exchange between the surface layer and the bulk phase, the relaxation processes in the polymer systems proceed mainly inside the surface layer. Possible mechanism of the latter relaxation is discussed.
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