Evaluation of nanometer-scale droplets in a ternary o/w microemulsion using SAXS and 129Xe NMR

Hiroshi Kataoka*, Takahiro Ueda, Daisuke Ichimei, Keisuke Miyakubo, Taro Eguchi, Nobuhiko Takeichi, Hiroyuki Kageyama

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Abstract

This study revealed a linear correlation between the nanometer-scale oil droplet sizes estimated using small angle X-ray scatterings (SAXS) and the 129Xe NMR chemical shift in an oil-in-water ternary microemulsion system comprising pentaethylene glycol mono-n-dodecyl ether, n-decane, and deuterium oxide. The absolute values of the droplet size estimated using 129Xe NMR show good agreement with those using SAXS. We also found that the results are consistent with a reported relation derived using small angle neutron scattering. The results suggest the validity of 129Xe NMR chemical shifts for investigation of colloidal systems to evaluate their internal structures' characteristic sizes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)109-114
Number of pages6
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume441
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007/06/13

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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