Viscoelastic wormlike micelles and their applications

Viscoelastic wormlike micelles are important microstructures that relate to rhelogical properties of fluid in different applications. Recently, studies of structure and dynamic properties of wormlike micelle have extended to different surfactant type such as anionic, zwitterionic and polymeric surfactants. Applications have been found in oil fields, drag-reducing agents for district heating and cooling and thickeners for personal and home care products.