Topology, phase instabilities, and wetting of microemulsion networks
We predict theoretically the gradual formation of fluctuating, connected microemulsion networks from disconnected globules as the spontaneous curvature is varied, in agreement with recent direct measurements of these topological transitions. The connectivity induced instability together with emulsification failure of the network relate the ultralow tensions and wetting transition to the changing microstructure.
Tlusty
T
Department of Materials and Interfaces, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
Safran
SA
Strey
R