Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol.115, No.21, 9923-9928, 2001
Cavitation in two-dimensional metallo-supramolecular coordination polyelectrolyte amphiphile complexes
Cavitation bubbles in a two-dimensional metallo-supramolecular coordination polyelectrolyte amphiphile complex at the air-water interface are formed using laser heating. The cavitation threshold, the rupture kinetics, and the radius of the stationary cavitation gas bubble is measured with Brewster angle microscopy. The tensile strength of the two dimensional complex is estimated and characterized by a critical cavitation pressure.