Coated droplet model of microemulsions: Optical matching and polydispersity

• Published in: The Journal of chemical physics Vol. 94; no. 12; pp. 8503 - 8509
• Main Authors: Ric̆ka, J., Borkovec, M., Hofmeier, U.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Woodbury, NY American Institute of Physics 15.06.1991
• Subjects: Exact sciences and technology; Fluid dynamics; Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications); Physics; Water; Binary mixture; Hydrodynamics; Chemical reaction; Micropolar fluid

Dilute water-in-oil microemulsions, such as the ternary system water–AOT–hexane, can be modeled as suspensions of spherical droplets coated with surfactant. There is a general agreement that the radius of the droplets is not uniform but the magnitude of the polydispersity is subject to discussions....