Implantable medical devices have been widely applied in diagnostics, therapeutics, organ
restoration, and other biomedical areas, but often suffer from dysfunction and infections due …

Despite the advances that have been made in renewable energy over the past decade,
crude oil or petroleum remains one of the most important energy resources to the world …

Hypothesis Polyethylene glycol (PEG) holds considerable potential in the fabrication of
antifouling surfaces due to its strong hydration property. However, anchoring PEG polymer …

Hypothesis Asphaltenes subfractions with distinct interfacial behaviors may play different
roles in stabilizing oil–water emulsions. Experiments In this work, whole asphaltenes were …

Hypothesis Surface interactions of bubbles and oil with interface-active species like
asphaltenes influence many interfacial phenomena in various engineering processes. It …

Effective treatment of complex emulsions formed during steam-assisted gravity drainage
(SAGD) production is crucial for oil/water separation and subsequent processing. However …

The stabilization of oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions by natural emulsifiers like asphaltenes
poses significant economic and environmental challenges in oil production. Elevated …

Surfactant modification to improve interfacial hydrophobicity is widely employed in
separation applications such as mineral recovery. However, few modifications effectively …

Microstructures formed by surfactant assembly significantly impact emulsion stability.
Functional magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) have been used as effective demulsifiers in …

The problems of oil/steam ratio (OSR) and oil production decline are prominent during the
middle/later stages of steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) in superheavy oil reservoirs …