STABILIZED ALL-AQUEOUS EMULSIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEREOF

摘要

Methods for preparing all-aqueous emulsions, including stable emulsions and/or emulsions having high viscosity and/or ultra-low interfacial tension are described. The method includes mixing, combining, or contacting a first electrically charged phase containing a first solute with at least a second phase containing a second solute. The solutes are incompatible with each other. The electrostatic forces between the two phases induce the formation of droplets of a dispersed phase in a continuous phase. The dispersed and continuous phases contain oppositely charged molecules, which stabilize the drops of the dispersed phase.