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Low viscosity reversed hexagonal mesophases induced by hydrophilic additives.

Idit Amar-Yuli1, Ellen Wachtel, Deborah E Shalev

  • 1Casali Institute of Applied Chemistry, The Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.

The Journal of Physical Chemistry. B
|March 8, 2008
PubMed
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Adding Transcutol or ethanol to glycerol monooleate/tricaprylin/water mixtures creates low viscosity H(II) mesophases at room temperature. These additives induce disorder and enhance surfactant mobility, forming fluid H(II) structures.

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