Victor66

I'm not sure what polar bondings are, but this is how they explain it in "Physical basis for poloxamer interactions" (IRVING R. SCHMOLKA): The poloxamer dissolves in water due to the formation of hydrogen bonds between the many ether oxygen atoms and the water molecules. Micelles, which are associations or aggregates of molecules, form.4 It is thought that some water molecules, in addition to bonding with the two hydrophilic polyoxyethylene groups, associate with the ether oxygen atoms of the polyoxypropylene hydrophobe. As the temperature is raised, the poloxamer micelle increases in size due to an increase in the number of molecules forming the aggregate.5 Hydrogen bonds are broken and dehydration of the micelle occurs. Conformational changes result due to alternations in the orientation of the methyl side groups in the hydrophobc. The hydrophilic end groups are dehydrated and extended and they interact with the end groups in other micelles, resulting in an entanglement or formation of a gel phase.6 Lowering of the tempcrature causes hydration to reoccur with the return of the liquid phase. I was thinking about emulating liquid bandages that exist on the market and adding some active substances of my own, the basis of these bandages being olive oil and wax. No, I have no idea how they do that, wax melting at 60 degrees celsius, but I am really intrigued by that.

I am not sure that I understand the question. Because that's what I need, if that's what you're asking.

No, why? I know there are companies that do this. DY's liquid bandage is made out of beeswax, oils and clay along with active substances. It's liquid and it hardens on skin. How do they do that? I want to make something similar at home.

Can I also make the beeswax liquid at 10 degrees Celsius and solid at 20 degrees Celsius?