Wormlike micelles: where do we stand? Recent developments, linear rheology and scattering techniques

CA Dreiss - Soft Matter, 2007 - pubs.rsc.org
Wormlike micelles are elongated flexible self-assembly structures formed by the aggregation
of amphiphiles. Above a threshold concentration, they entangle into a dynamic network …

Wormlike micelles in mixed surfactant solutions

DP Acharya, H Kunieda - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2006 - Elsevier
Small micellar aggregates of some surfactants exhibit enormous growth in one dimension
and form very long and flexible wormlike micelles. Depending on the nature of the …

Interplay between bulk aggregates, surface properties and foam stability of nonionic surfactants

F Mustan, N Politova-Brinkova, Z Vinarov… - Advances in colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In our previous study (Mustan et al. 2021) we showed that foams formed from two oil-soluble
nonionic surfactants (Span 60 and Brij 72) can remain stable for more than 10 days at room …

The effects of small molecule organic additives on the self-assembly and rheology of betaine wormlike micellar fluids

TM McCoy, JP King, JE Moore, VT Kelleppan… - Journal of colloid and …, 2019 - Elsevier
A model zwitterionic surfactant, oleyl amidopropyl betaine (OAPB), that spontaneously forms
viscoelastic wormlike micelles in aqueous solution is mixed with a variety of structurally …

How a viscoelastic solution of wormlike micelles transforms into a microemulsion upon absorption of hydrocarbon: New insight

AV Shibaev, MV Tamm, VS Molchanov, AV Rogachev… - Langmuir, 2014 - ACS Publications
In this article, we investigate the effect of hydrocarbon addition on the rheological properties
and structure of wormlike micellar solutions of potassium oleate. We show that a viscoelastic …

Mixed surfactant systems of sucrose esters and lecithin as a synergistic approach for oil structuring

MDB Sintang, S Danthine, AR Patel, T Rimaux… - Journal of colloid and …, 2017 - Elsevier
In order to modify the self-assembly of sucrose esters (SEs) in sunflower oil, we added
sunflower lecithin (SFL) as co-surfactant. It is hypothesized that SFL modifies the self …

Modifying sucrose esters oleogels properties using different structuration routes

TLT da Silva, V Baeten, S Danthine - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Sucrose esters (SE) have been widely studied as emulsifiers to tailor crystallization in fats.
Nevertheless, few studies have assessed the potential of SEs as oleogelators to structure …

Formulation and characterization of phytophenol-carrying antimicrobial microemulsions

S Gaysinsky, PM Davidson, DJ McClements, J Weiss - Food Biophysics, 2008 - Springer
Phytophenols were solubilized in nonionic surfactant micelles to form antimicrobially active
and thermodynamically stable microemulsions. Formulation of phytophenols in …

The effect and enhancement mechanism of hydrophobic interaction and electrostatic interaction on zwitterionic wormlike micelles

Y Liu, X Guo, M Zhao, C Zou, Y Feng, Y Wu… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2022 - Elsevier
The effects of hydrophobic interaction and electrostatic interaction on the structure of
zwitterionic wormlike micelles (WLMs) were studied. The change of the hydrocarbon chain …

Towards a general understanding of the effects of hydrophobic additives on the viscosity of surfactant solutions

W Fieber, A Scheklaukov, W Kunz, M Pleines… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Small amounts of nonpolar additives can have a tremendous impact on viscosity and
viscoelasticity of giant micelles and completely change macroscopic properties. The effect …