How about Thread-like Micelle?

Abstract

: When small portion of surfactant which forms thread-like micelle is added in turbulent flow, drag reduction is occurred and may provide significant savings for electric power. As for screen-ing of the surfactant for the drag reduction, vortex inhibition and viscoelastic recoil were used. While, in oil solution, such as cyclohexane or heptane, reverse thread-like micelle by cationic gemini surfac-tants was stabilized by small portion of water as matrix and was succeeded in the oil gelation. The reverse thread-like oil solution also showed the vortex inhibition and viscoelastic recoil.