The urgent need for tungsten-based nanoparticles as antibacterial agents

FO Osazee, KE Mokobia, IH Ifijen - Biomedical Materials & Devices, 2024 - Springer
In recent years, the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has posed a significant challenge to
public health worldwide. As traditional antibiotics become less effective, there is an urgent …

Ion specific effects on the stability of halloysite nanotube colloids—inorganic salts versus ionic liquids

B Katana, D Takács, E Csapó, T Szabó… - The Journal of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Charging and aggregation processes were studied in aqueous dispersions of halloysite
nanotubes (HNTs) in the presence of monovalent inorganic electrolytes and ionic liquid (IL) …

A simple method to determine critical coagulation concentration from electrophoretic mobility

M Galli, S Sáringer, I Szilágyi, G Trefalt - Colloids and Interfaces, 2020 - mdpi.com
Critical coagulation concentration (CCC) is a key parameter of particle dispersions, since it
provides the threshold limit of electrolyte concentrations, above which the dispersions are …

Structure–Stability Relationship in Aqueous Colloids of Latex Particles and Gemini Surfactants

D Takács, T Péter, Z Vargáné Árok… - The Journal of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The influence of gemini surfactants (GSs) on the charging and aggregation features of
anionic sulfate modified latex (SL) particles was investigated by light scattering techniques …

Surfactant mediated particle aggregation in nonpolar solvents

M Farrokhbin, B Stojimirović, M Galli… - Physical Chemistry …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The aggregation behavior of particles in nonpolar media is studied with time-resolved light
scattering. At low surfactant concentrations particles are weakly charged and suspensions …

Influence of adsorption of ionic liquid constituents on the stability of layered double hydroxide colloids

D Takács, B Katana, A Szerlauth, D Sebők, M Tomšič… - Soft Matter, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The influence of ionic liquid (IL) anions and cations on the charging and aggregation
properties of layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanoparticles was systematically studied …

Surface modification of titania nanoparticles by catechol derivative molecules: Preparation of concentrated suspensions

F Sallem, L Villatte, PM Geffroy, G Goglio… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2020 - Elsevier
This work focused on the preparation of high solid content suspension from nanosized TiO 2
P25 (about 30 nm). Two derivative catechol molecules (Tiron and Dopamine), were used as …

Masking specific effects of ionic liquid constituents at the solid–liquid interface by surface functionalization

B Katana, D Takács, FD Bobbink, PJ Dyson… - Physical Chemistry …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Ion specific effects of ionic liquid (IL) constituents on the surface charge and aggregation
properties of two types of particles (positively charged amidine (AL) and polyimidazolium …

Effects of surface oxidation on the pH-dependent surface charge of oxidized aluminum gallium nitride

J Wang, H Li, H Li, S Keller, UK Mishra… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hypothesis: The properties of the oxidized surface for common materials, such as silicon
and titanium, are known to be markedly different from the reduced surface. We hypothesize …

The Influence of Solvents and Colloidal Particles on the Efficiency of Molecular Antioxidants

B Katana, KP Kókai, S Sáringer, A Szerlauth, D Takács… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The radical scavenging activity of three molecular antioxidants (trolox, rutin and ellagic acid)
was investigated in different solvents with and without added polymer-based colloidal …