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A number of informations on the dynamics of microemulsions have been obtained in the recent years through direct studies (NMR, fluorescence, chemical relaxation) as well as indirect studies (rate of chemical reactions in microemulsions; rate of dissolution of oil and water by microemulsions). This paper is a review of studies dealing with: (1) local motions of the surfactant and cosurfactant; (2) exchange of the microemulsion components between the interfacial film and the bulk and/or the dispersed phase (surfactant and cosurfactant) or between “free” and “bound” states (counterions in the case of ionic surfactants, and water); and (3) processes involving the whole microemulsion droplets (rate of collision, fusion and fission of these droplets). The picture of microemulsions which emerges from these studies is that of very labile structures.
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Zana, R., Lang, J. (1982). Dynamics of Microemulsions. In: Mittal, K.L., Fendler, E.J. (eds) Solution Behavior of Surfactants. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3494-1_30
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