Dependence on oil chain-length of the curvature elastic properties of nonionic surfactant films: Droplet growth from spheres to a bicontinuous network

Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 223-230

  Balogh, Joakim ^a   Olsson, Ulf ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Curvature energy; Droplet growth; NMR self diffusion and 2H NMR relaxation; Nonionic microemulsion

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL RELAXATION; DIFFUSION; ELASTICITY; EMULSIFICATION; MICROEMULSIONS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OILS AND FATS;

CURVATURE ENERGY; DROPLET GROWTH; NONIONIC MICROEMULSION; SURFACTANT-TO-OIL RATIO;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

CHEMICAL RELAXATION; DIFFUSION; ELASTICITY; EMULSIFICATION; MICROEMULSIONS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OILS AND FATS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 33845790139     PISSN: 01932691     EISSN: 15322351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01932690601058752     Document Type: Article

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