Very small angle light scattering and phase separation in complex fluids

Authors
Micali, N Stancanelli, R Chen, SH Mallamace, F
Citation
N. Micali et al., Very small angle light scattering and phase separation in complex fluids, NUOV CIM D, 20(12BIS), 1998, pp. 1989-2003
Citations number
46
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
NUOVO CIMENTO DELLA SOCIETA ITALIANA DI FISICA D-CONDENSED MATTER ATOMIC MOLECULAR AND CHEMICAL PHYSICS FLUIDS PLASMAS BIOPHYSICS
ISSN journal
03926737 → ACNP
Volume
20
Issue
12BIS
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1989 - 2003
Database
ISI
SICI code
0392-6737(199812)20:12BIS<1989:VSALSA>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Time-resolved small angle light scattering (SALS) is used to study the ph a se separation process of water-octane-tetraethylene glycol monodecyl ether (C10E4) bicontinuous microemulsion. We observe in the structure factor cont ributions both from macrophase and microphase separation domains characteri zed by two separate length and time scales. The study of the microphase int ensity contribution computed according to a random wave model (RWM), eviden ces, in spite of the respective length scales (that differ by a factor of a thousand) a morphological similarity with the one corresponding to the sam e microemulsion in the stable bicontinuous one phase.