The Cop-L/DTAB mixtures were capable of producing thermoresponsive foams but only in a very narrow surfactant concentration (c) range, 0.3 < c< 1.6 mM. The responsiveness is due to a modification of the interfacial compression elasticity induced by conformational changes of the Polyeletrolyte/surfactant aggregates at the interface. This is possible only for c < 1.6 because higher surfactant concentrations induce the polymer collapse at all temperatures, eliminating the thermal responsiveness.
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