Table 1 Physicochemical parameters for the aqueous three-phase systems

Texapon N ₇₀ /C ₁₄ DMAO/HCOOH

discs

lamellas

discs

(c_N70 = 26.5 mM, c_C14DMAO = 100 mM, 25°C)

(L₁')

(Lα)

(L₁')

n_N70/n_C14DMAO

0.25

0.31

0.32

Density (g cm⁻³)

0.893

1.050

1.165

Phase volume fraction (%)

31

40

29

LA/C ₁₂ EO ₄

vesicles

sponge structures

discs

(W_T = 23%, R_LA = 0.25, 25°C)^†

(Lα')

(L₃)

(L₁')

Density (g cm⁻³)

0.828

0.985

1.021

Phase volume fraction (%)

36

49

15

SL/TTABr

lamellas

threadlike micelles

vesicles

(c_T = 100 mM, R_nSL = 0.395, 20°C)^‡

(Lα)

(L₁)

(Lα')

n_SL/n_TTABr

0.62

0.57

0.82

Density (g cm⁻³)

0.718

0.814

1.216

Phase volume fraction (%)

5

47

48