Viscosity Peak due to Shape Transition from Wormlike to Disklike Micelles: Effect of Dodecanoic Acid

Svetoslav E Anachkov1, Gergana S Georgieva1, Ludmila Abezgauz2

  • 1Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy , Sofia University , 1 James Bourchier Boulevard , Sofia 1164 , Bulgaria.

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