Evaporation-driven liquid flow in sessile droplets

H Gelderblom, C Diddens, A Marin - Soft Matter, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The evaporation of a sessile droplet spontaneously induces an internal capillary liquid flow.
The surface-tension driven minimisation of surface area and/or surface-tension differences …

Hybrid nanoparticles at fluid–fluid interfaces: insight from theory and simulation

M Borówko, T Staszewski - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hybrid nanoparticles that combine special properties of their different parts have numerous
applications in electronics, optics, catalysis, medicine, and many others. Of the currently …

Acoustic crystallization of 2D colloidal crystals

J Menath, R Mohammadi, JC Grauer… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 2D colloidal crystallization provides a simple strategy to produce defined
nanostructure arrays over macroscopic areas. Regularity and long‐range order of such …

Janus Ligand-Tethered Nanoparticles at Liquid–Liquid Interfaces

M Borówko, T Staszewski… - The Journal of Physical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
We investigate the structural properties of Janus ligand-tethered nanoparticles at liquid–
liquid interfaces using coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations. The effect of …

Rough colloids at fluid interfaces: from fundamental science to applications

MA Rahman, PJ Beltramo - Frontiers in Physics, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Colloidal particles pinned to fluid interfaces have applications ranging from Pickering
emulsions and foams to the development of 2D materials via Langmuir-Blodgett deposition …

Application of the electrical localized heating method in direct contact Membrane Distillation Crystallization process

Y Qian, L Chen, L Zhu - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Membrane Distillation Crystallization (MDCr) was the latest technology which
shows great ability in the salt recovery area, but its practical application is currently confined …

Tuning electrostatic interactions of colloidal particles at oil-water interfaces with organic salts

C van Baalen, J Vialetto, L Isa - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
Monolayers of colloidal particles at oil-water interfaces readily crystallize owing to
electrostatic repulsion, which is often mediated through the oil. However, little attempts exist …

Surface Wettability-Switchable Janus Fiber Fragments Stabilize Pickering Emulsions for Effective Oil/Water Separation

K Wei, S **e, Z Zhang, Z Zhang, W Cao, Q Fang, X Li - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
Pickering emulsions indicate stronger resistance against droplet coalescence than the
surfactant-stabilized emulsions. To resemble the surfactant amphiphilicity, Janus fiber …

Toward an Enhanced Hydrophilic TiO2 Nanoparticles Adsorption at Air–Liquid Interface Through Ion Regulation

X Hu, S Chen, H Jiang, H Guo, C Hu, L Wang, S Shen - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
This study investigates the dynamic properties of air–liquid interfacial tension for hydrophilic
TiO2 P25 utilizing the pendant drop method. Additionally, it examines the interfacial …

[HTML][HTML] Interface localization of reduced graphene oxide in polystyrene/polymethyl methacrylate blends with co-continuous morphology: Investigating the effects of …

M Negaresh, A Javadi, H Garmabi - Results in Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aimed to investigate the co-continuous morphology of polymer blends and
determine whether nanoparticles can be localized at the interface of polymers to create a …