Modelling interactions in microemulsion phases
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2014 In this paper we present a unified description of the interactions in liquid isotropic and liquid crystal phases of microemulsions. A microscopic model taking into account the entropic, bending and interaction free energies is used to deduce theoretical phase diagrams and the relative stability of the isotropic (microemulsion), lamellar and hexagonal phases is discussed. J. Physique 47 (1986) 12571264 JUILLEI 1986,
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