| Abstract
| - The ternary catanionic system octylammoniumoctanoate/octane/water is studied by combined SANS, light scattering,conductivity, and phase diagram approach in the water-poor microemulsion region. The sphere-to-cylinder growthand branching depends on the concentration, the water-to-surfactant ratio, and the temperature. The unidimensionalgrowth leads to a network of interconnected wormlike micelles. Like most studied linear nonionic surfactants, in thistrue catanionic system at equimolarity of anionic and cationic surfactant, the curvature toward water increases withtemperature, making connections between cylinders less frequent.
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