Dilational surface rheology studies of n-dodecyl-β-D-maltoside, hexaoxyethylene dodecyl ether, and their 1:1 mixture.

It is time to review latest activities on the dilational surface rheology of the two nonionic surfactants n-dodecyl-β-D-maltoside (β-C12G2) and hexaoxyethylene dodecyl ether (C12E6) and their 1:1 mixture as a lot of different data generated with different techniques have been published in the last years. As the data are scattered throughout different papers and were generated with different techniques, we carried out an extensive study with one technique, which we will use as reference for the discussion of different data sets. We found that the results are in most of the cases in line with already published data as regards the general trends. However, a quantitative comparison reveals differences, which may result in different interpretations of the data. In the review at hand, we summarize, compare and discuss our latest and previously published data.