An emulsion, comprising: (a) an aqueous liquid phase, (b) a water immiscible liquid phase, there being at least one interface between the aqueous liquid phase and the water immiscible liquid phase, and (c) a polymer network disposed at the at least one interface, wherein said polymeric network comprises a crosslinked reaction product derived from a surfactant monomer, wherein the surfactant monomer comprises one or more compounds selected from: (a) alkylamide monomers according to formula: wherein R 10 is a hydrophobic group, (b) alkylamine or alkylether amine compounds according to formula or: R 11 NH(CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 NH) n CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 NH 2 R 12 O(CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 NH) n CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 NH 2 wherein R 11 and R 12 are each independently hydrophobic groups and n and n' are each integers of from 1 to 50, (c) compounds according to formula: wherein R 13 is a hydrophobic group, and m and n are each independently integers of from 2 to 4, and (d) compounds according to structure: wherein R 14 is a hydrophobic group, and p, q, and r are each integers, wherein the sum of p + q + r is from 0 to 200, wherein the hydrophobic group contained within a compound of structure - is selected from a hydrocarbon substituent group, including alkyl, alkenyl, aryl or aralkyl groups, wherein the network comprises the crosslinked reaction product of the surfactant monomer and a crosslinking agent for the surfactant monomer. (b) a water immiscible liquid phase, there being at least one interface between the aqueous liquid phase and the water immiscible liquid phase, and (c) a polymer network disposed at the at least one interface, wherein said polymeric network comprises a crosslinked reaction product derived from a surfactant monomer, wherein the surfactant monomer comprises one or more compounds selected from: (a) alkylamide monomers according to formula: wherein R 10 is a hydrophobic group, (b) alkylamine or alkylether amine compounds according to formula or: R 11 NH(CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 NH) n CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 NH 2 R 12 O(CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 NH) n CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 NH 2 wherein R 11 and R 12 are each independently hydrophobic groups and n and n' are each integers of from 1 to 50, (c) compounds according to formula: wherein R 13 is a hydrophobic group, and m and n are each independently integers of from 2 to 4, and (d) compounds according to structure: wherein R 14 is a hydrophobic group, and p, q, and r are each integers, wherein the sum of p + q + r is from 0 to 200, wherein the hydrophobic group contained within a compound of structure - is selected from a hydrocarbon substituent group, including alkyl, alkenyl, aryl or aralkyl groups, wherein the network comprises the crosslinked reaction product of the surfactant monomer and a crosslinking agent for the surfactant monomer. (a) alkylamide monomers according to formula: wherein R 10 is a hydrophobic group, (b) alkylamine or alkylether amine compounds according to formula or: R 11 NH(CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 NH) n CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 NH 2 R 12 O(CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 NH) n CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 NH 2 wherein R 11 and R 12 are each independently hydrophobic groups and n and n' are each integers of from 1 to 50, (c) compounds according to formula: wherein R 13 is a hydrophobic group, and m and n are each independently integers of from 2 to 4, and (d) compounds according to structure: wherein R 14 is a hydrophobic group, and p, q, and r are each integers, wherein the sum of p + q + r is from 0 to 200, R 14 is a hydrophobic group, and p, q, and r are each integers, wherein the sum of p + q + r is from 0 to 200,