Kinetic description of water transport during spontaneous emulsification induced by Span 80

Mao Fukuyama1, Tomoko Mizuguchi2, Piangrawee Santivongskul1

  • 1Institution of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, 2-1-1, Katahira, Aoba-Ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan. maofukukuyama@tohoku.ac.jp.

Nanoscale
|February 12, 2024
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