ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The self-diffusion coefficient Ds is calculated to first order in volume fraction for a water-in-oil microemulsion model. Assuming spherical droplets, the interaction consists of hard-core repulsions, an attractive square-well potential due to overlapping surfactant tails, and hydrodynamic interactions. The latter are described by high-order series expansions outside the range of the attractive potential, whereas simplifying assumptions are made inside the range of overlapping. Within this model, expressions for Ds are derived in terms of the depth V0 of the attractive potential, the ratio of the range of overlapping to the radius of the hard cores, and a parameter describing the hydrodynamic interaction. Assuming a linear relation between V0 and the droplet radius the initial slope of Ds vs the volume fraction becomes more negative when V0 increases. A similar behavior is found if V0 increases at constant droplet radius. These results are compared to those obtained without hydrodynamic interactions.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.453035
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