DIFFUSION FROM HYDROGENATED AND FLUORINATED GEL-EMULSION MIXTURES

Highly concentrated water-in-oil gel-emulsions consisting of mixtures of hydrogenated and fluorinated gel-emulsions were prepared by two dif ferent procedures. Diffusion of a model molecule from the gel-emulsion mixtures was studied and compared with those of hydrogenated and fluo rinated systems. The stability of the mixed gel-emulsions was assessed and related to the diffusion coefficients. Diffusion experiments were carried out by two different methods, and diffusion coefficients were determined by numerical solution. In one experimental method the diff usion to a receptor solution was measured while in the other method th e diffusion of the model molecule within the emulsion was determined. The results show that it is possible to control the stability and to o btain intermediate diffusion rates using appropriate gel-emulsion mixt ures.