’Gas marbles’ surprise with their strength

By Chemistry World2017-07-10T14:05:00

Source: American Physical Society

Robust bubbles of gas encapsulated in a microsphere–liquid shell could trap gases

Extremely strong and stable bubbles have been created by trapping a small amount of gas in a liquid film surround by polymer microparticles. The researchers have dubbed the new bubbles ‘gas marbles’ and say that they could be used as tiny chemical reactors, to stabilise foams or to capture toxic gases.

Florence Rouyer and her colleagues at the University of Paris-Est in France found that their gas marbles were 10 times stronger than liquid marbles – a type of bubble composed of liquid droplets coated with water-repellent particles.

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