[HTML][HTML] Synthetic and biopolymeric microgels: Review of similarities and difference in behaviour in bulk phases and at interfaces

DZ Akgonullu, BS Murray, SD Connell, Y Fang… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This review discusses the current knowledge of interfacial and bulk interactions of
biopolymeric microgels in relation to the well-established properties of synthetic microgels …

Microgels react to force: mechanical properties, syntheses, and force-activated functions

MF Schulte, E Izak-Nau, S Braun, A Pich… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Microgels are colloidal polymer networks with high molar mass and properties between rigid
particles, flexible macromolecules, and micellar aggregates. Their unique stimuli …

In-situ study of the impact of temperature and architecture on the interfacial structure of microgels

S Bochenek, F Camerin, E Zaccarelli, A Maestro… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The structural characterization of microgels at interfaces is fundamental to understand both
their 2D phase behavior and their role as stabilizers that enable emulsions to be broken on …

Microgels at interfaces, from mickering emulsions to flat interfaces and back

MA Fernandez-Rodriguez, A Martin-Molina… - Advances in colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this review, we cover the topic of p (NIPAM) based microgels at interfaces, revisiting
classical studies in light of the newest ones. In particular, we focus on their use as …

Defined core–shell particles as the key to complex interfacial self-assembly

J Menath, J Eatson, R Brilmayer… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The two-dimensional self-assembly of colloidal particles serves as a model system for
fundamental studies of structure formation and as a powerful tool to fabricate functional …

Comparison of integral equation theories of the liquid state

I Pihlajamaa, LMC Janssen - Physical Review E, 2024 - APS
The Ornstein-Zernike equation is a powerful tool in liquid state theory for predicting structural
and thermodynamic properties of fluids. Combined with a suitable closure, it has been …

Effect of internal architecture on the assembly of soft particles at fluid interfaces

J Vialetto, F Camerin, F Grillo, SN Ramakrishna… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Monolayers of soft colloidal particles confined at fluid interfaces are at the core of a broad
range of technological processes, from the stabilization of responsive foams and emulsions …

Machine-learning-assisted Monte Carlo fails at sampling computationally hard problems

S Ciarella, J Trinquier, M Weigt… - … Learning: Science and …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Several strategies have been recently proposed in order to improve Monte Carlo sampling
efficiency using machine learning tools. Here, we challenge these methods by considering a …

Interfacial fluid rheology of soft particles

MM Schmidt, J Ruiz-Franco, S Bochenek, F Camerin… - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
In situ interfacial rheology and numerical simulations are used to investigate microgel
monolayers in a wide range of packing fractions, ζ 2 D. The heterogeneous particle …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of the interfacial tension on the microstructural and mechanical properties of microgels at fluid interfaces

J Vialetto, N Nussbaum, J Bergfreund, P Fischer… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microgels are soft colloidal particles constituted by cross-linked polymer networks with a
high potential for applications. In particular, after adsorption at a fluid interface, interfacial …