Synthesis and applications of anisotropic nanoparticles with precisely defined dimensions

AK Pearce, TR Wilks, MC Arno… - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2021 - nature.com
Shape and size play powerful roles in determining the properties of a material; controlling
these aspects with precision is therefore an important, fundamental goal of the chemical …

Nanocellulose in emulsions and heterogeneous water‐based polymer systems: A review

SA Kedzior, VA Gabriel, MA Dubé… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nanocelluloses (ie, bacterial nanocellulose, cellulose nanocrystals, and cellulose
nanofibrils) are cellulose‐based materials with at least one dimension in the nanoscale …

Graphene-like two-dimensional nanosheets-based anticorrosive coatings: A review

Y Zhang, J Sun, X **ao, N Wang, G Meng… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, graphene has been widely employed in the field of metal corrosion
protection owing to its outstanding impermeability and chemical stability, with examples of …

Shape-changing and amphiphilicity-reversing Janus particles with pH-responsive surfactant properties

F Tu, D Lee - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2014 - ACS Publications
Janus particles are biphasic colloids that have two sides with distinct chemistry and
wettability. Because of their amphiphilicity, Janus particles present a unique opportunity for …

A review of nanomaterials for nanofluid enhanced oil recovery

B Peng, L Zhang, J Luo, P Wang, B Ding, M Zeng… - RSC …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Applying nanomaterials in nanoflooding is an emerging research topic in nanomaterials and
petroleum engineering research. In this review, we analyzed the functions of nanomaterials …

Liquid marbles: topical context within soft matter and recent progress

G McHale, MI Newton - Soft matter, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The study of particle stabilized interfaces has a long history in terms of emulsions, foams and
related dry powders. The same underlying interfacial energy principles also allow …

Graphene and other 2D colloids: liquid crystals and macroscopic fibers

Y Liu, Z Xu, W Gao, Z Cheng, C Gao - Advanced Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Two‐dimensional colloidal nanomaterials are running into renaissance after the
enlightening researches of graphene. Macroscopic one‐dimensional fiber is an optimal …

Amphiphilic Janus particles at fluid interfaces

A Kumar, BJ Park, F Tu, D Lee - Soft Matter, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Janus particles are colloids that have both hydrophilic and hydrophobic faces. Recent
advances in particle synthesis enable the generation of geometrically and chemically …

Impact of nanoparticles stability on rheology, interfacial tension, and wettability in chemical enhanced oil recovery: A critical parametric review

N Lashari, T Ganat, KA Elraies, MA Ayoub… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles are extensively used at lab scale to improve physicochemical characteristics
like interfacial tension, wettability, rheological behavior in different hydrocarbon recovery …

Emerging applications of nanomaterials in chemical enhanced oil recovery: Progress and perspective

N Lashari, T Ganat - Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
In enhanced oil recovery, different chemical methods utilization improves hydrocarbon
recovery due to their fascinating abilities to alter some critical parameters in porous media …