Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology · 1996 · 28 citations · 8 references
Natural SciencesChemistryMaterials ScienceMolecular BiophysicsPhysical ChemistryPolymer ChemistryLiquid CrystalsMembrane Phase BehaviorSurfactantsMicroemulsion Phase BehaviorMicroemulsion SystemsMicroemulsionsPhase Behavior Of Surfactant SystemsStratum Corneum StructureStratum Corneum TransportSurfactant EffectsSurfactant Systems
Abstract The influence of SDS (a hydrotrope) on the region of stability of a microemulsion of water, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), pentanol (C3OH) and p-xylene was determined. The addition of the hydrotrope united the O/W and W/O regions of the phase diagram enlarging the bicontinuous region by reducing the lamellar liquid crystal one. Hence, the phase behavior and the low angle x-ray measurements show that the stratum corneum coupling action of a hydrotrope is in
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