Effects of shear flow on structures of lamellar phase in a nonionic surfactant/water system
Effects of shear flow on structures of lamellar phase in a nonionic surfactant/water system
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10.1007/b100297
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2004
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T. Kato;K. Minewaki;K. Miyazaki;Y. Kawabata;T. Shikata;S. Komura;Masatoshi Fujii
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T. Kato;K. Minewaki;K. Miyazaki;Y. Kawabata;T. Shikata;S. Komura;Masatoshi Fujii
Effects of shear flow on the structure of a lamellar phase in C16E7(hepta(oxyethylene glycol)-n-hexadecylether)/water system (40–55 wt% of C16E7) at 70 °C are studied by using small-angle neutron scattering (SANS), small-angle light scattering (SALS), and shear stress-shear rate relationships. The repeat distance takes a deep minimum (referred to asd*) at the shear rate 0.1–1 s−1. As the concentration of C16E7decreases, the repeat distance at rest increases whereasd*remains almost constant and nearly equal to the thickness of bilayers obtained from the line shape analysis of small angle X-ray scattering at rest. These results suggest that the water layer is excluded by shear flow and that the lamellar phase segregates into surfactant-rich and water-rich regions. Although macroscopic phase separation does not occur, SALS intensity takes a maximum at the shear rate givingd*, which is consistent with the SANS results. Mechanism for the decrease in the repeat distance is discussed in relation to the change in the size of the lamellar domains.