Microemulsions, as thermodynamically stable mixtures of oil, water, and surfactant, are
known and have been studied for more than 70 years. However, even today there are still …

Surfactants (or amphiphiles) are generally believed to be a necessary component of
microemulsions. However, research has found that in the absence of traditional surfactants …

Ternary solutions containing one hydrotrope (such as ethanol) and two immiscible fluids,
both being soluble in the hydrotrope at any proportion, show unexpected solubilization …

In deconstructing lignocellulosic biomass, processing solvents directly and indirectly
influence the process efficiency by reducing recalcitrance, fractionating target components …

Drug molecules' therapeutic efficacy depends on their bioavailability and solubility. But more
than 70% of the formulated drug molecules show limited effectiveness due to low water …

Curious effects ranging from enzyme activity to anomalies in evaporation rates that have
been known for over fifty years suggest the existence and thermodynamic stability of …

Solvophobicity-driven mesoscale structures that lack any stabilizers are perhaps the most
common spontaneously formed stable colloidal objects (particles, droplets). In spite of this …

Even in the absence of surfactants, polymers, or particles, spontaneous emulsions produced
by dilution with water can be stable over days. This “Ouzo effect” used by the industry is …

In the present contribution, the pre-structuring of binary mixtures of hydrotropes and H2O is
linked to the solubilisation of poorly water miscible compounds. We have chosen a series of …

Strong cohesive forces in protic ionic liquids (PILs) can induce a liquid nanostructure
consisting of segregated polar and apolar domains. Small-angle X-ray scattering has shown …