Experimental determination of bending rigidity and saddle splay modulus in bicontinuous microemulsions
Abstract
Elastic properties of . Phase diagram measurements and neutron scattering experiments allowed the determination of these parameters. Recent simulations showed that the bending rigidity, which is deduced from the characteristic length scales in the microemulsion, is a mixture of
and κ. By combining
and κ contributions are determined and compared to those from simulations.