A new mechanism of spontaneous emulsification: Relation to surfactant properties

Europhysics Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 459-464

  Shahidzadeh, N ^a   Bonn, D ^a   Meunier, J ^a  

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EID: 0031573264     PISSN: 02955075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1209/epl/i1997-00488-0     Document Type: Article

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