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CURRENT OPINION IN COLLOID & INTERFACE SCIENCE
Volume 25, Issue -, Pages 67-74Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON
DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2016.06.013
Keywords
Microemulsion; Surfactant-free microemulsion; Colloid; Phase behavior; Conductivity
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21403121, 21573133]
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province of China [ZR2013BQ013]
- Project of Higher Educational Science and Technology of Shandong Province of China [J14LC13]
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Surfactants (or amphiphiles) are generally believed to be a necessary component of microemulsions. However, research has found that in the absence of traditional surfactants, microemulsions can also form in a ternary system of two immiscible fluids and an amphi-solvent. Such microemulsions are called surfactant-free microemulsions (SFMEs). The so-called amphi-solvent is a solvent that is completely or at least partially miscible with each of the two immiscible fluids. The structures and properties of SFMEs are similar to those of traditional surfactant-based microemulsions (SBMEs) to some extent This review focuses on recent advances in SFMEs, including their phase behavior, structures, properties and potential applications. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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