In this review, we report recent developments on the shear-induced transitions and
instabilities found in surfactant wormlike micelles. The survey focuses on the nonlinear …

Recent experimental techniques used to investigate shear banding are reviewed. After
recalling the rheological signature of shear-banded flows, we summarize the various tools …

It is known that detergent molecules in aqueous media form micelles at the region of what is
called the critical micelle concentration (cmc), accompanying striking changes in the various …

Giant micelles are elongated, polymer-like objects created by the self-assembly of
amphiphilic molecules (such as detergents) in solution. Giant micelles are typically flexible …

Certain ionic surfactants self-assemble in aqueous solutions into giant flexible wormlike
micelles that behave as equilibrium polyelectrolytes. In the mid-1980s the micelle− polymer …

Shear thickening of low-concentration solutions of wormlike micelles is investigated using
simultaneous rheological and visualization measurements. Shear-induced structures (SISs) …

In response to intensifying interest on surfactant research brought on by recent innovation,
Structure-Performance Relationships in Surfactants, Second Edition examines novel …

The behaviour of two types of drag reducing surfactant solutions was studied in turbulent
flows in pipes of different diameters. Our surfactant systems contained rod-like micelles; they …

Aqueous solutions of cationic surfactant systems with strongly binding counterions show the
striking phenomenon of shear induced phase transitions. At low shear rates or angular …

We present an experimental study of the motion of a solid sphere falling through a wormlike
micellar fluid. While smaller or lighter spheres quickly reach a terminal velocity, larger or …