Abstract：
Adsorption of surfactants to fluid interfaces occurs in numerous technological and daily-life contexts. The coverage at the interface and other properties of the formed adsorption layers determine the performance of a surfactant with regard to the desired application. Given the importance of these applications, there is a great demand for the comprehensive characterization and understanding of surfactant adsorption layers. In this review, we provide an overview of suitable experimental and simulation-based techniques and review the literature in which they were used for the investigation of surfactant adsorption layers. We come to the conclusion that, while these techniques have been successfully applied to investigate Langmuir monolayers of water-insoluble surfactants, their application to the study of Gibbs adsorption layers of water-soluble surfactants has not been fully exploited. Finally, we emphasize the great potential of these methods in providing a deeper understanding of the behavior of soluble surfactants at interfaces, which is crucial for optimizing their performance in various applications.
摘要：
表面活性剂对流体界面的吸附发生在许多技术和日常生活环境中。所形成的吸附层在界面处的覆盖率和其它性质决定了表面活性剂在所需应用方面的性能。鉴于这些应用的重要性，对表面活性剂吸附层的全面表征和理解有很大的需求。在这次审查中,我们提供了合适的实验和基于模拟的技术的概述，并回顾了用于研究表面活性剂吸附层的文献。我们得出的结论是，虽然这些技术已成功应用于研究水不溶性表面活性剂的Langmuir单层，它们在水溶性表面活性剂吉布斯吸附层研究中的应用尚未得到充分开发。最后,我们强调这些方法的巨大潜力，提供了一个更深入的了解可溶性表面活性剂在界面的行为，这对于优化它们在各种应用中的性能至关重要。
