Understanding the Stability and Lifetime of Emulsions |
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| Authors: | Karl Pays Caroline Mabille Véronique Schmitt Fernando Leal-Calderon J´erôme Bibette |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal , Avenue A. Schweitzer, 33600, Pessac, France;2. Ecole Superieure de Physique et Chimie Industrielle de Paris, Laboratoire “Collo?des et Nanostructures” , 10 Rue Vauquelin, 75231, Paris, cedex, 05, France |
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| Abstract: | This paper aims to review the various degradation pathays of emulsions. Aging of emulsions may proceed through three distinct microscopic mechanisms: diffusion or permeation, dewetting, and coalescence, each one being associated with a very characteristic growth scenario. We show within this context how double emulsions are a unique tool to complete the basic understanding of emulsion metastability. |
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