Dynamics of Bicontinuous Microemulsions Inside Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Confinements
The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of a disordered mesoporous matrix on the structural properties of a complex fluid confined in this matrix. A bicontinuous microemulsion in controlled pore glasses is chosen as the model system. The average size of the oil and water domains is within the range of typical pore sizes of the confining matrix. The influence of pore sizes is investigated using two different porous matrices. In the first case, the pore sizes are larger than the domain size and in the second case, the pore sizes are smaller than the domain size. In addition, the influence of surface polarity is tested by using hydrophilic and hydrophobic pore walls as confinement. Different contrasts are used to separate the contributions of the fluctuations of the domains and the bending motions of the amphiphilic interface. The goal of this project is to understand to what extent and how the presence of a mesoscopic confinement modifies the structural and dynamic properties of the confined microemulsions, alters the phase behavior of the system under study, and possibly induces microphase separation.
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Margarethe Dahl; HAVERKAMP Rene; HELLWEG Thomas; HOFFMANN Ingo and WELLERT Stefan. (2023). Dynamics of Bicontinuous Microemulsions Inside Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Confinements. Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) doi:10.5291/ILL-DATA.9-10-1764
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