Abstract
Small-angle X-ray scattering was used to study the mixture of C12E5 (pentaethylene glycol monododecyl ether)/H2O/n-decane microemulsion and polyethylene glycol (PEG). The size, shape and the structure factor of the microemulsion were investigated by adding the polymer (PEG) to the mixture. Attractive depletion potential was induced between the microemulsion droplets by the non-adsorb polymer. The range and strength of the attractive potential were changed by varying the molecular weight and concentration of PEG. The forward scattering, S(0), of the spherical microemulsion, declined gradually as the polymer concentration decreased. For PEG with the molecular weight of Mn = 285−315, the microemulsion morphology remained spherical, but the main peak of the structure factor moved towards a bigger q. When PEG with molecular weights of Mn = 2200 and Mn = 6000 were used, a shape transition from spherical to cylindrical was induced in line with increasing polymer concentration.
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