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  • noun A stable emulsion that is clear because the individual droplets of the dispersed phase are less than 100 nanometers in diameter.

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Examples

  • In a paper published in the December Chaos, researchers at the University of Liège in Belgium call this microemulsion of oil and water the mayonnaise droplet.

    Wired Top Stories Laura Sanders 2009

  • Professor Julian Eastoe at the University of Bristol, and colleagues, report the development of a special type of microemulsion that may make it easier for manufacturers to recover, recycle, and reuse nanoparticles.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • In laboratory tests using cadmium and zinc nanoparticles, they demonstrate how the oil and water in the microemulsion separated into two layers when heated.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • Professor Julian Eastoe at the University of Bristol, and colleagues, report the development of a special type of microemulsion that may make it easier for manufacturers to recover, recycle, and reuse nanoparticles.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • Professor Julian Eastoe at the University of Bristol, and colleagues, report the development of a special type of microemulsion - a mixture of oil and water (mayonnaise is an edible emulsion) - that may make it easier for manufacturers to recover, recycle, and reuse nanoparticles.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • In laboratory tests using cadmium and zinc nanoparticles, they demonstrate how the oil and water in the microemulsion separated into two layers when heated.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • In laboratory tests using cadmium and zinc nanoparticles, they demonstrate how the oil and water in the microemulsion separated into two layers when heated.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • Professor Julian Eastoe at the University of Bristol, and colleagues, report the development of a special type of microemulsion that may make it easier for manufacturers to recover, recycle, and reuse nanoparticles.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • Professor Julian Eastoe at the University of Bristol, and colleagues, report the development of a special type of microemulsion - a mixture of oil and water (mayonnaise is an edible emulsion) - that may make it easier for manufacturers to recover, recycle, and reuse nanoparticles.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • Professor Julian Eastoe at the University of Bristol, and colleagues, report the development of a special type of microemulsion - a mixture of oil and water (mayonnaise is an edible emulsion) - that may make it easier for manufacturers to recover, recycle, and reuse nanoparticles.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

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