Multiple coacervate drops

Phosphatide coacervates behave discrepantly in all kinds of respects (see already p. 406, andfor anomalous wetting behaviour p. 436). Some of the most striking anomalies will be discussed in this paragraph. With them among other things multiple coacervate drops occur, by which we understand colloid bodies which consist of several liquids... 

Fig. 44. Multiple coacervate drops (B, C, D) in phosphatide coacervates (see text).

The occurrence of multiple coacervate drops is not restricted to the example given. They can also occur under certain circumstances in the presence of substances insoluble in water such as oleic acid, trioleine, etc. See Fig. 45, which gives an example of this sort for triple coacervate drops. 

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