Anomalous water dynamics at surfaces and interfaces: synergistic effects of confinement and surface interactions

R Biswas, B Bagchi - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
In nature, water is often found in contact with surfaces that are extended on the scale of
molecule size but small on a macroscopic scale. Examples include lipid bilayers and …

Anomalous dielectric response of nanoconfined water

S Mondal, B Bagchi - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
In order to develop a microscopic level understanding of the anomalous dielectric properties
of nanoconfined water (NCW), we study and compare three different systems, namely,(i) …

Computer simulation studies of counterion effects on the properties of surfactant systems

BM Ladanyi - Current opinion in colloid & interface science, 2013 - Elsevier
Recent developments in the computer simulation studies of the effects of counterions on the
properties of ionic surfactant systems in contact with aqueous solution phase are discussed …

Water in carbon nanotubes: Pronounced anisotropy in dielectric dispersion and its microscopic origin

S Mondal, B Bagchi - The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2019 - ACS Publications
We report a remarkable anisotropy in the dielectric properties of water under cylindrical
nanoconfinements in carbon nanotubes (CNTs). We employ linear response theory and use …

Probing the structure and dynamics of confined water in AOT reverse micelles

AV Martinez, L Dominguez, E Małolepsza… - The Journal of …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Reverse micelles are attractive nanoscale systems used for the confinement of molecules in
studies of structure and chemical reactions, including protein folding, and aggregation. The …

On the structural and dynamical properties of DOPC reverse micelles

S Abel, N Galamba, E Karakas, M Marchi… - Langmuir, 2016 - ACS Publications
The structure and dynamics of phospholipid reverse micelles are studied by molecular
dynamics. We report all-atom unconstrained simulations of 1, 2-dioleoyl-sn …

Influence of the extent of hydrophobicity on water organization and dynamics on 2D graphene oxide surfaces

M Rajasekaran, KG Ayappa - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphene oxide (GO) nanomaterials are being extensively explored for a wide spectrum of
applications, ranging from water desalination to fuel cell applications, due to their tunable …

A step toward the development of high-temperature stable ionic liquid-in-oil microemulsions containing double-chain anionic surface active ionic liquid

VG Rao, C Banerjee, S Ghosh, S Mandal… - The Journal of …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Owing to their fascinating properties and wide range of potential applications, interest in
nonaqueous microemulsions has escalated in the past decade. In the recent past …

Exploration of the presence of bulk-like water in AOT reverse micelles and water-in-oil nanodroplets: the role of charged interfaces, confinement size and properties of …

VR Hande, S Chakrabarty - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The properties of water in a confined environment can be drastically different than the bulk
water. In a confined system, eg the interior of a reverse micelle, there exist at least two …

The influence of charge on the structure and dynamics of water encapsulated in reverse micelles

A Patra, TQ Luong, RK Mitra, M Havenith - … Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogen-bonded structure and relaxation dynamics of water entrapped inside reverse
micelles (RMs) composed of surfactants with different charged head groups: sodium bis (2 …