Multi-lamellar vesicle formation in a long-chain nonionic surfactant: C16E4/D2O system

► Shear-induced structures: Shear-induced lamellar-to-MLV transition in 40 wt.% C16E4/D2O system. ► Rheo-SANS, rheo-NMR and rheology elucidate the shear-induced transition. ► NMR size determination of shear-induced multilamellar vesicles. ► Temperature effect on the MLV formation.