title: Adsorption phenomena in amphiphilic systems.
abstract: The wetting behavior of a ternary mixture of oil, water, and amphiphile in the presence of a surface is studied. An interface model carefully derived from an underlying Ginzburg-Landau theory is introduced, which contains position dependent rigidity and stiffness coefficients. Using this model we predict a rich surface phase diagram containing thin-thick, first-order, and continuous wetting transitions. Application of the model to other interface behavior in these mixtures is also addressed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Boulter
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Clarysse