Antibubble collapse: Beyond the Taylor-Culick retraction

An antibubble is the opposite of a soap bubble and, thus, consists of an air shell separating two liquids. The popping of the antibubble involves the collapse of the air film and has been studied in recent years. However, the effect of surfactant concentration has never been investigated. When the surface is not saturated, i.e., below the concentration is below the CMC, the retraction is interrupted by a rupture of the remaining air film. This poster presents preliminary experimental findings on the collapse of these antibubbles.