Research topics:

Foam films and foams.
Bubble motion in surfactant solutions.
Bubble collision with various interfaces.

Methodology:

Set-up for recording bubble collisions with various interfaces using high speed camera (SpeedCam).
Set-up with stroboscopic illumination, for determination of the local and terminal velocities of the bubble.
Surface tension measurements.

Achievements:

MSc Eng (2005) Cracow University of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Thesis title: "A comparison of polymerization in conditions of conventional heating and under microwave irradiation"

2014

• D. Kosior,J. Zawała, K. Małysa, "Influence of n-octanol on the bubble impact velocity, bouncing and the three phase contact formation at hydrophobic solid surfaces", Colloids Surf. A:, (2014) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2012.10.025

2013

• D. Kosior, J. Zawala, R. Todorov, D. Exerowa, K. Malysa "Bubble bouncing and stability of liquid films formed under dynamic and static conditions from n-octanol solutions" Colloids Surf. A:, (2013) 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2013.11.022
• D. Kosior, J. Zawała, M. Krasowska, K. Małysa, "Influence of n-octanol and a-terpineol on thin film stability and bubble attachment to hydrophobic surface", Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 15(7) (2013) 2586-2595
• J. Zawała, D. Kosior, K. Małysa, "Air-assisted bubble immobilization at hydrophilic porous surface", Surf. Innovations, (2013) 10.1680/si.13.00031

2011

• D. Kosior, J. Zawała, K. Małysa, "When and how α-terpineol and n-octanol can inhibit the bubble attachment to hydrophobic surfaces", Physicochem. Probl. Miner. Process., 47 (2011) 169-182