Rheology of mixed solutions of sulfonated methyl esters and betaine in relation to the growth of giant micelles and shampoo applications

VI Yavrukova, GM Radulova, KD Danov… - Advances in colloid and …, 2020 - Elsevier
This is a review article on the rheological properties of mixed solutions of sulfonated methyl
esters (SME) and cocamidopropyl betaine (CAPB), which are related to the synergistic …

Stimuli-responsive viscosity modifiers

B Bhat, S Pahari, JSI Kwon, MES Akbulut - Advances in Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Stimuli responsive viscosity modifiers entail an important class of materials which allow for
smart material formation utilizing various stimuli for switching such as pH, temperature, light …

A slip-spring framework to study relaxation dynamics of entangled wormlike micelles with kinetic Monte Carlo algorithm

S Pahari, B Bhadriraju, M Akbulut, JSI Kwon - Journal of Colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Hypothesis Wormlike micelles (WLMs) formed due to the self-assembly of
amphiphiles in aqueous solution have similar viscoelastic properties as polymers. Owing to …

Synthesis and study of a new type of nonanionic demulsifier for chemical flooding emulsion demulsification

L Wei, L Zhang, M Chao, X Jia, C Liu, L Shi - ACS omega, 2021 - ACS Publications
The application of chemical flooding improves the stability of the produced emulsion, which
reduces the demulsification efficiency of conventional demulsifiers. To improve the …

Analytical modeling of micelle growth. 4. Molecular thermodynamics of wormlike micelles from ionic surfactants: Theory vs. experiment

KD Danov, PA Kralchevsky, RD Stanimirova… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hypotheses The aggregation number and length of spherocylindrical (rodlike, wormlike)
micelles in solutions of an ionic surfactant and salt can be predicted knowing the molecular …

Analytical modeling of micelle growth. 1. Chain-conformation free energy of binary mixed spherical, wormlike and lamellar micelles

KD Danov, PA Kralchevsky, SD Stoyanov… - Journal of colloid and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Hypotheses A quantitative molecular-thermodynamic theory of the growth of giant wormlike
micelles of nonionic surfactants can be developed on the basis of a generalized model …

Rheology of saturated micellar networks: Wormlike micellar solutions vs. bicontinuous micellar phases

TN Stancheva, MT Georgiev, GM Radulova… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2022 - Elsevier
The subject of this work is to investigate the rheological behavior of mixed micellar solutions
(sodium laurylethersulfate and cocamidopropyl betaine) in the presence of Mg 2+ divalent …

Towards a general understanding of the effects of hydrophobic additives on the viscosity of surfactant solutions

W Fieber, A Scheklaukov, W Kunz, M Pleines… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Small amounts of nonpolar additives can have a tremendous impact on viscosity and
viscoelasticity of giant micelles and completely change macroscopic properties. The effect …

Model predictive control for wormlike micelles (WLMs): Application to a system of CTAB and NaCl

S Pahari, J Moon, M Akbulut, S Hwang… - … Research and Design, 2021 - Elsevier
Wormlike micelles (WLMs), which are the self-assemblies of amphiphilic surfactants, have
gained attention in various applications due to their unique 'living'nature (ie, union-scission) …

Molecular basis for the morphological transitions of surfactant wormlike micelles triggered by encapsulated nonpolar molecules

G Zaldivar, M Conda-Sheridan, M Tagliazucchi - Langmuir, 2021 - ACS Publications
Surfactant wormlike micelles are prone to experience morphological changes, including the
transition to spherical micelles, upon the addition of nonpolar additives. These …