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Polymers

Mixing water and oil: no surfactants needed

24 Apr 2024 Isabelle Dumé
Electron microscope picture of a collection of multicore globules
Mixing it up: Using polymerizable oil makes it possible to create new materials of extreme purity without using any solvent or surfactant. This electron microscope image of an acrylated soybean vegetable oil, for example, shows a collection of multicore globules. (Courtesy: J Bibette)
Oil and water famously don’t mix – at least, not without adding a surfactant such as soap to coa

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Isabelle Dumé is a contributing editor to Physics World
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