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Area of Science:

  • Colloid and Interface Science
  • Materials Science
  • Physical Chemistry

Background:

  • Micrometer-sized emulsion droplets can spontaneously transform into regular shapes (polyhedrons, platelets, rods, fibers) upon cooling.
  • Two explanations exist: formation of an intermediate plastic rotator phase or a decrease in oil-water interfacial tension.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify enthalpy effects accompanying droplet shape transformations using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).
  • To correlate DSC thermogram peaks with specific changes in droplet shape.
  • To determine the fraction of the intermediate phase involved in droplet deformation.

Main Methods:

  • Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) to measure enthalpy changes during cooling.
  • Optical microscopy to observe droplet shape changes in real-time.
  • Analysis of DSC thermograms to identify phase transitions and their associated energy changes.

Main Results:

  • DSC measurements quantified the enthalpy effects linked to droplet shape transformations.
  • Observed correlations between DSC peaks and specific morphological changes in the droplets.
  • Determined the proportion of the intermediate phase formed during shape changes, supporting the multilayer hypothesis.

Conclusions:

  • The findings support the theory that droplet self-shaping is driven by the formation of ordered multilayers of alkane molecules.
  • The thickness of these multilayers varies from several to dozens of molecular layers.
  • Provides a basis for understanding and controlling this phenomenon in industrial applications.