Influence of bulk elasticity and interfacial tension on the deformation of gelled water-in-oil emulsion droplets : an AFM study

We used atomic force microscopy (AFM) to study the deformation and wetting behavior of large (50-250 microm) emulsion droplets upon mechanical loading with a colloidal glass probe. Our droplets were obtained from water-in-oil emulsions. By adding gelatin to the water prior to emulsification, also dr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 21(2005), 1 vom: 04. Jan., Seite 115-26
1. Verfasser: Filip, D (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Uricanu, V I, Duits, M H G, Agterof, W G M, Mellema, J
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2005
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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