Droplet-based nanogenerators for energy harvesting and self-powered sensing

J Dong, FR Fan, ZQ Tian - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The energy crisis is a continuing topic for all human beings, threatening the development of
human society. Accordingly, harvesting energy from the surrounding environment, such as …

Efficient Surfactant‐Mediated Photovoltaic Manipulation of fL‐Scale Aqueous Microdroplets for Diverse Optofluidic Applications on LiNbO3 Platform

Z Gao, J Yan, L Shi, X Liu, M Wang, C Li… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The electrodeless biocompatible manipulation of femtoliter‐scale aqueous microdroplets
remains challenging. The appropriate isolation of electrostatic charges from femtoliter‐scale …

Evaluation of sonication on stability-indicating properties of optimized pilocarpine hydrochloride-loaded niosomes in ocular drug delivery

K Owodeha-Ashaka, MO Ilomuanya, A Iyire - Progress in biomaterials, 2021 - Springer
Niosomes are increasingly explored for enhancing drug penetration and retention in ocular
tissues for both posterior and anterior eye delivery. They have been employed in …

The role of acid–base effects on particle charging in apolar media

MM Gacek, JC Berg - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2015 - Elsevier
The creation and stabilization of electric charge in apolar environments (dielectric
constant≈ 2) have been an area of interest dating back to when an explanation was sought …

Further insight into the definite morphology and formation mechanism of mesoporous silica KCC-1

E Febriyanti, V Suendo, RR Mukti, A Prasetyo… - Langmuir, 2016 - ACS Publications
The unique three-dimensional pore structure of KCC-1 has attracted significant attention and
has proven to be different compared to other conventional mesoporous silica such as the …

Effect of interfacial rheology on drop coalescence in water–oil emulsion

TC Botti, A Hutin, E Quintella, MS Carvalho - Soft Matter, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the last years several studies have been conducted to understand emulsion formation
and its behavior. In some applications, the aim is the phase separation of the emulsions …

Controlling colloid charge in nonpolar liquids with surfactants

GN Smith, J Eastoe - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
The formation of ions in nonpolar solvents (with relative permittivity εr of approximately 2) is
more difficult than in polar liquids; however, these charged species play an important role in …

Particle charging and charge screening in nonpolar dispersions with nonionic surfactants

CE Espinosa, Q Guo, V Singh, SH Behrens - Langmuir, 2010 - ACS Publications
The electrostatic stabilization of colloidal dispersions is usually considered the domain of
polar media only because of the high energetic cost associated with introducing electric …

Light‐Induced Virtual Electrodes for Microfluidic Droplet Electro‐Coalescence

R Zamboni, C Sebastián‐Vicente… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Electro‐coalescence is the fusion phenomenon between a pair or more microfluidic droplets
that are immersed in an immiscible medium under an electric field. This technique is …

Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate surfactant self-assembly dependency of solvent hydrophilicity: a modelling study

M Vuorte, A Lokka, A Scacchi… - Physical chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The self-assembly of dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (AOT) model surfactant in solvent
environments of differing polarity is examined by means of dissipative particle dynamics …