Molecular simulations of droplet coalescence in oil/water/surfactant systems

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 127, Issue 13, 2007, Pages

  Rekvig, Live ^a   Frenkel, Daan ^a  

^a FOM INSTITUTE AMOLF   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

LARGE HOLE FLUCTUATION; MONOLAYER COALESCE; NATURAL CURVATURE; OIL/WATER/SURFACTANT;

DROPS;

OIL; SURFACTANT; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRUG MIXTURE; METHODOLOGY; MICROFLUIDICS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

COMPLEX MIXTURES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MICROFLUIDICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; OILS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER;

EID: 34948863444     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2780865     Document Type: Article

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