Biosurfactants Change the Thinning of Contaminated Bubbles at Bacteria-Laden Water Interfaces

Overview of attention for article published in Physical Review Letters, November 2018

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A new MIT study shows how bubbles contaminated with bacteria can act as tiny microbial grenades, bursting and launching…

Wherever there's water, there's bound to be bubbles floating at the surface. From standing puddles, lakes, and streams, to…

Wherever there's water, there's bound to be bubbles floating at the surface. From standing puddles, lakes, and streams, to…

A bubble contaminated with bacteria (shown in the bottom panel) lasts much longer than a clean bubble.

Credit: MIT Wherever there's water, there's bound to be bubbles floating at the surface.

Wherever there's water, there's bound to be bubbles floating at the surface. From standing puddles, lakes, and streams, to…

Wherever there's water, there's bound to be bubbles floating at the surface. From standing puddles, lakes, and streams, to…

Wherever there’s water, there’s bound to be bubbles floating at the surface. From standing puddles, lakes, and streams, to…

Wherever there's water, there's bound to be bubbles floating at the surface. From standing puddles, lakes, and streams, to…