Contact electrification at the liquid–solid interface

S Lin, X Chen, ZL Wang - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Interfaces between a liquid and a solid (L–S) are the most important surface science in
chemistry, catalysis, energy, and even biology. Formation of an electric double layer (EDL) …

A state-of-the-art review of experimental and computational studies of granular materials: properties, advances, challenges, and future directions

P Tahmasebi - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Modeling of heterogeneous materials and media is a problem of fundamental importance to
a wide class of phenomena and systems, ranging from condensed matter physics, soft …

2D nanoclay for biomedical applications: regenerative medicine, therapeutic delivery, and additive manufacturing

AK Gaharwar, LM Cross, CW Peak, K Gold… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Clay nanomaterials are an emerging class of 2D biomaterials of interest due to their
atomically thin layered structure, charged characteristics, and well‐defined composition …

3D bioprinting of mechanically tuned bioinks derived from cardiac decellularized extracellular matrix

YJ Shin, RT Shafranek, JH Tsui, J Walcott, A Nelson… - Acta biomaterialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D bioprinting is a powerful technique for engineering tissues used to study cell
behavior and tissue properties in vitro. With the right formulation and printing parameters …

A fresh look at the Laponite phase diagram

B Ruzicka, E Zaccarelli - Soft Matter, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
By reviewing experimental and theoretical works, we discuss the phase diagram of Laponite
suspensions, with the aim of clarifying several issues that have caused a long-time …

Mechanism of forming organic/inorganic network structures during in-situ free-radical polymerization in PNIPA− clay nanocomposite hydrogels

K Haraguchi, HJ Li, K Matsuda, T Takehisa… - …, 2005 - ACS Publications
The process of forming the unique organic/inorganic network structure of nanocomposite
hydrogels (NC gels) was studied through changes in viscosity, optical transparency, X-ray …

On viscoelastic, birefringent, and swelling properties of laponite clay suspensions: Revisited phase diagram

A Mourchid, E Lecolier, H Van Damme, P Levitz - Langmuir, 1998 - ACS Publications
Relations between thermodynamics, structural, and mechanical properties of Laponite
suspensions were recently discussed in the literature. One important issue concerning the …

Synthesis and properties of soft nanocomposite materials with novel organic/inorganic network structures

K Haraguchi - Polymer journal, 2011 - nature.com
We have fabricated new types of polymer hydrogels and polymer nanocomposites, that is,
nanocomposite gels (NC gels) and soft polymer nanocomposites (M-NCs), with novel …

Observation of nematic liquid-crystal textures in aqueous gels of smectite clays

JCP Gabriel, C Sanchez… - The Journal of physical …, 1996 - ACS Publications
Aqueous suspensions of two smectite clays, natural bentonite and synthetic laponite B, were
prepared at concentrations ranging from 0.01 to 0.1 g/cm3. Viewed at rest between crossed …

Microstructure and soft glassy dynamics of an aqueous laponite dispersion

K Suman, YM Joshi - Langmuir, 2018 - ACS Publications
Synthetic hectorite clay Laponite RD/XLG is composed of disk-shaped nanoparticles that
acquire dissimilar charges when suspended in an aqueous medium. Owing to their property …