Mesostructured fluids: a geometrical model predicting experimental data

A geometrical model describing reverse micellar systems has been developed. A single phase containing assembled structures on two different length sca les is described and the hydration of surfactants involved in each structur e determined. By taking into account the water-surfactant interface a trans ition from interconnected cylinders to spheres has been predicted and is co nfirmed by experimental data. Furthermore, interdigitation between reverse micelles can be predicted and observed experimentally.