Microemulsions as Liquid Media for Material Separation

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The functions of the microstructures in water-in-oil microemulsion are elucidated. The electrostatic interation in the water-pools of the microstructures plays a key role in the solubilization of ionic solutes. A large internal interface of microemulsion contributes to the solubilization of less polar solutes. The curvature of the microstructures affects the local environment of less polar solutes entrapped in the internal interface. For polar macromolecules such as proteins, the microstructures have a function to recognize the size of solutes. The solubilization dynamics was also studied. These knowledge permits tailoring microemulsion for solubilization of solutes and chemical reactions in the microstructure