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.
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