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Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019 Apr 1;268:91-113. Epub 2019 Apr 1.

School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University (ECU), Joondalup, WA, Australia.

CO geo-sequestration is a promising technology to permanently store CO in geological formations to control the atmospheric carbon footprint. In addition, CO is frequently utilized in enhanced oil recovery operations to accelerate oil production. Both, CO geo-storage and EOR, are significantly influenced by the wettability of the associated rock/CO/brine systems. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019 Mar 20;268:82-90. Epub 2019 Mar 20.

School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.

The stability of water films has been the focus of many researchers in the recent decades. Unfortunately, there is no consensus on the stability of these foam films or on the mechanisms responsible for stabilizing water films. This paper examines the reported results on this matter and scrutinizes them based on speciation analysis of the dissolved species and the recent achievements in the adsorption of inorganic ions on the air/water interface. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019 Mar 26;268:64-81. Epub 2019 Mar 26.

National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute", Moscow, Russia; Enikolopov Institute of Synthetic Polymeric Materials of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.

Nanodiamond (ND) is one of the most attractive allotropic modification of carbon due to their unique physical and chemical properties. In the present review the current state of science and technology in the field of NDs is analyzed. ND can be used in various application and in different form e. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019 Mar 13;268:39-63. Epub 2019 Mar 13.

F.D.Ovcharenko Institute of Bio-Colloid Chemistry, National Academy of Science of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.

This review critically examines current models for nanofiltration (NF) of electrolyte solutions. We start from linear irreversible thermodynamics, we derive a basic equation set for ion transfer in terms of gradients of ion electrochemical potentials and transmembrane volume flux. These equations are extended to the case of significant differences of thermodynamic forces across the membrane (continuous version of irreversible thermodynamics) and solved in quadratures for single salts and trace ions added to single salts in the case of macroscopically-homogeneous membranes. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019 Mar 21;268:25-38. Epub 2019 Mar 21.

State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu 610041, PR China. Electronic address:

Gene therapy is a promising strategy for treating challenging diseases. The successful delivery of genes is a critical step for gene therapy. However, concerns about immunogenicity and toxicity are the main obstacles against the widespread use of effective viral systems. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019 Mar 20;268:1-24. Epub 2019 Mar 20.

Institute of Nanosurface Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China. Electronic address:

Water dissolves salt into ions and then hydrates the ions to form an aqueous solution. Hydration of ions deforms the hydrogen bonding network and triggers the solution with what the pure water never shows such as conductivity, molecular diffusivity, thermal stability, surface stress, solubility, and viscosity, having enormous impact to many branches in biochemistry, chemistry, physics, and energy and environmental industry sectors. However, regulations for the solute-solute-solvent interactions are still open for exploration. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019 May 8;267:47-61. Epub 2019 Mar 8.

Bioresource Processing Research Institute of Australia (BioPRIA), Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia. Electronic address:

Nanocellulose hydrogels are highly hydrated porous cellulosic soft materials with good mechanical properties. These cellulose-based gels can be produced from bacterial or plant cellulose nanofibrils, which are hydrophilic, renewable, biodegradable and biocompatible. Nanocellulose, whether fibrils (CNF), crystals (CNC) or bacterial (BNC), has a high aspect ratio and surface area, and can be chemically modified with functional groups or by grafting biomolecules. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019 May 6;267:26-46. Epub 2019 Mar 6.

College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, Hunan, China.

Materials with core-shell structures have attracted increasing attention in recent years due to their unique properties and wide applications in energy storage and conversion systems. Through reasonable adjustments of their shells and cores, various types of core-shell structured materials can be fabricated with favorable properties that play significant roles in energy storage and conversion processes. The core-shell material can provide an effective solution to the current energy crisis. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019 May 7;267:15-25. Epub 2019 Mar 7.

ICMAB-CSIC, Campus UAB Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.. Electronic address:

The study of nanocellulose is a field of growing interest due to its many applications and its use in the development of biocompatible and eco-friendly materials. In spite of the vast number of studies in the field, many questions about the role of the molecular structure in the properties of cellulose are still subject of debate. One of these fundamental questions is the possible amphiphilic nature of cellulose and the relative role of hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic effect on the interactions of cellulose. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019 May 4;267:1-14. Epub 2019 Mar 4.

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, USA. Electronic address:

A contact angle observed for a liquid-solid system is not necessarily a unique value and a few different contact angles need to be carefully considered in relation to liquid spreading, adhesion and phase separation. Despite the conceptual simplicity of the contact angle and over 200 years of investigation, interpretations of experimental contact angles remain controversial, and mistakes are quite common. Here, the physics behind equilibrium contact angles are restated and their misuse in modern literature is briefly discussed. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019 Apr 23;266:21-33. Epub 2019 Feb 23.

Department of Chemistry and Materials, Faculty of Textile Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Tokida 3-15-1, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan. Electronic address:

The physical properties of fluids can change as they flow through confined charged solid areas, such as a charged pore or channel, allowing the transport of fluid through the channels to be controlled. The liquid flow is influenced by the electrical double layer (EDL) that is next to the charged surface. The overlap of the EDL of two nearby charged solid surfaces results in the formation of an electrostatic force. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019 Apr 8;266:1-20. Epub 2019 Feb 8.

Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Special Aggregated Materials (Shandong University), Ministry of Education, Jinan 250100, PR China. Electronic address:

Microgels are colloidal particles with crosslinked polymer networks and dimensions ranging from tens of nanometers to micrometers. Specifically, smart microgels are fascinating capable of responding to biological signals in vivo or remote triggers and making the possible for applications in biomaterials and biomedicines. Therefore, how to fundamentally design microgels is an urgent problem to be solved. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019 Mar 14;265:45-67. Epub 2019 Jan 14.

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14260, United States. Electronic address:

We review recent results on the formation and evolution of aqueous organic aerosols via concurrent nucleation/condensation and chemical aging processes obtained mostly using the formalism of classical nucleation theory In this framework, an aqueous organic aerosol was modeled as a spherical particle of liquid solution of water and hydrophilic and hydrophobic condensable organic compounds; besides these compounds, the surrounding air contained some chemically reactive, non-condensable species. Hydrophobic organic molecules on the aerosol surface can be processed by chemical reactions with some atmospheric species; this affects the hygroscopicity of the aerosol and hence its ability to become a cloud droplet. Such processing is most probably triggered by atmospheric hydroxyl radicals that abstract hydrogen atoms from surfactant molecules located on the aerosol surface (first step), resulting radicals being quickly oxidized by ubiquitous atmospheric oxygen molecules to produce surface-bound peroxyl radicals (second step). Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019 Mar 23;265:29-44. Epub 2019 Jan 23.

Institute of Nano Science and Nano Technology, University of Kashan, P.O. Box 87317-51167, Kashan, Iran.

A valuable site-directed application in the field of nanomedicine is targeted drug delivery using magnetic metal oxide nanoparticles by applying an external magnetic field at the target tissue. The magnetic property of these structures allows controlling the orientation and location of particles by changing the direction of the applied external magnetic field. Pharmaceutical design and research in the field of nanotechnology offer novel solutions for diagnosis and therapies. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019 Mar 24;265:14-28. Epub 2019 Jan 24.

Camborne School of Mines, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Penryn, TR10 9FE, UK.

Apatite subspecies depend on their halogen and hydroxyl content; chlorapatite, hydroxylapatite and fluorapatite, with additional substitution of other elements within the lattice such as rare earth elements (REE), sodium, strontium and manganese also possible. Rare earth elements are vital to green and emerging technologies, with demand set to outstrip supply. Apatite provides a possible future source of REE. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019 Mar 14;265:1-13. Epub 2019 Jan 14.

University of Wuppertal, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Institute of Foundation Engineering, Water- and Waste-Management, Laboratory of Soil- and Groundwater-Management, Pauluskirchstraße 7, 42285 Wuppertal, Germany; Sejong University, Department of Environment, Energy and Geoinformatics, Seoul 05006, Republic of Korea. Electronic address:

Vanadium (V), although serving as an important component of industrial activities, has bioinorganic implications to pose highly toxic hazards to humans and animals. Soils and sediments throughout the world exhibit wide ranges of vanadium concentrations. Although vanadium toxicity varies between different species, it is mainly controlled by soil redox potential (E). Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019 Feb 12;264:11-27. Epub 2018 Dec 12.

Normandie Univ, UNILEHAVRE, FR 3038 CNRS, URCOM, EA 3221, 76600 Le Havre, France. Electronic address:

Physico-chemical properties such as surface free energy, polarity or hydrophobicity of solid surfaces have been largely studied in literature because they are involved in many physical phenomena: adhesion, friction, wetting … Nowadays, the study of biointerfaces is of great interest for the medical, the pharmaceutical or the cosmetic field but also for material design researches, especially for the development of biomimetic surfaces. The present paper focuses on a particular biointerface, namely skin, which is the most extended organ of the human body. The different ways for the study of skin physico-chemistry are first reviewed, followed by their practical uses, from pharmaceutical to cosmetic science. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019 Jan 22;263:195-211. Epub 2018 Oct 22.

Food Colloids and Bioprocessing Group, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.

Lipid digestion is a bio-interfacial process that is largely governed by the binding of the lipase-colipase-biosurfactant (bile salts) complex onto the surface of emulsified lipid droplets. Therefore, engineering oil-water interfaces that prevent competitive displacement by bile salts and/or delay the transportation of lipase to the lipidoidal substrate can be an effective strategy to modulate lipolysis in human physiology. In this review, we present the mechanistic role of Pickering emulsions i. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019 Feb 7;264:1-10. Epub 2018 Dec 7.

Department of Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States.

When an air bubble or an oil droplet in a nanofluid (liquid containing dispersed nanoparticles) approaches a solid surface, a nanofluid film is formed between the bubble or drop and a solid substrate. The nanoparticles confined in the film surfaces tend to self-layer and the film thins in a stepwise manner. The wetting behavior and film stability criteria valid for the classical molecularly thin films cannot be applied to nanofilm. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019 Jan 17;263:95-130. Epub 2018 Nov 17.

The Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel.

Cancer is the second cause of death worldwide, exceeded only by cardiovascular diseases. The prevalent treatment currently used against metastatic cancer is chemotherapy. Among the most studied drugs that inhibit neoplastic cells from acquiring unlimited replicative ability (a hallmark of cancer) are the taxanes. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019 Jan 30;263:131-194. Epub 2018 Nov 30.

Department of Chemistry, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), P.O.Box: 15875-4413, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address:

Chitosan (CS) is a linear polysaccharide which is achieved by deacetylation of chitin, which is the second most plentiful compound in nature, after cellulose. It is a linear copolymer of β-(1 → 4)-linked 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-d-glucopyranose and 2-amino-2-deoxy-β-d-glucopyranose. It has appreciated properties such as biocompatibility, biodegradability, hydrophilicity, nontoxicity, high bioavailability, simplicity of modification, favorable permselectivity of water, outstanding chemical resistance, capability to form films, gels, nanoparticles, microparticles and beads as well as affinity to metals, proteins and dyes. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019 Jan 24;263:68-94. Epub 2018 Nov 24.

Laboratoire d'Ingénierie de Surface, Centre de Recherche sur les Matériaux Avancés, Département de Génie des Mines, de la Métallurgie et des Matériaux, Université Laval, 1065 Avenue de la médecine, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada; Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Hôpital St-François d'Assise, 10 rue de l'Espinay, Québec G1L 3L5, Canada. Electronic address:

Glass- and polymer-based materials have become essential in the fabrication of a multitude of elements, including eyeglasses, automobile windshields, bathroom mirrors, greenhouses, and food packages, which unfortunately mist up under typical operating conditions. Far from being an innocuous phenomenon, the formation of minute water drops on the surface is detrimental to their optical properties (e.g. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019 Jan 27;263:52-67. Epub 2018 Nov 27.

College of Food and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, PR China. Electronic address:

During the past 50 years, there has been increased interest in liposomes as carriers of pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and agricultural products. More recently, much progress has been made in the use of surface-modified formulas in experimental food matrices. However, before the viability and the applications of nutrients in liposomal form in the edible field can be determined, the digestion behavior along the human gastrointestinal tract (GIT) must be clarified. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019 Jan 22;263:38-51. Epub 2018 Nov 22.

Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, CO 80309-0427, USA; Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of Colorado Boulder, CO 80309-0427, USA. Electronic address:

Aggregations of social organisms exhibit a remarkable range of properties and functionalities. Multiple examples, such as fire ants or slime mold, show how a population of individuals is able to overcome an existential threat by gathering into a solid-like aggregate with emergent functionality. Surprisingly, these aggregates are driven by simple rules, and their mechanisms show great parallelism among species. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019 Jan 9;263:19-37. Epub 2018 Nov 9.

School of Physics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.

When two immersed bubbles are pushed against each other, a facet is formed at their contact, leading to an increase of interfacial energy and hence a repulsive interaction force. Foams (and concentrated emulsions) in mechanical equilibrium may thus be modeled as an assembly of soft elastic interacting particles. Such a model has been used in many studies of their structure and mechanical properties, in particular near the jamming transition (or wet limit) where the contact forces are so small that bubbles remain roughly spherical. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019 Jan 15;263:1-18. Epub 2018 Nov 15.

Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 842 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60607-7022, United States. Electronic address:

This is a review article on the basic and the latest achievements on superspreading. The complete and fast spreading of droplets on many surfaces in the nature is a special phenomenon discovered in 1960-ies Intensive studies on this phenomenon have been conducted since that time, but the mechanism of superspreading remained in completely unveiled till nowadays. Here we scrutinized the basic literature on superspreading from the last 25 years and also present results related to superspreaders acquired in the present work. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2018 Dec 10;262:1-20. Epub 2018 Nov 10.

Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology, Imperial College London, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK.

The electrostatic layer-by-layer technique for fabrication of multi-layered structures of various sizes and shapes using flat and colloidal templates coupled with polyelectrolyte layer-forming materials has attracted significant interest among both academic and industrial researchers due to its versatility and relative simplicity of the procedures involved in its execution. Fabrication of the multi-layered structures using the electrostatic layer-by-layer method involves several distinct stages each of which holds great importance when considering the production of a high-quality product. These stages include selection of materials (both template and a pair of construction polyelectrolytes), adsorption of the first polyelectrolyte layer onto the selected templates, formation of the second layer comprised of the oppositely charged polyelectrolyte and guided by the interactions between the two chosen polyelectrolytes, and multi-layering, where a selected number of layers are produced, and which is conditioned by both intrinsic properties of the involved construction materials and external fabrication conditions such as temperature, pH and ionic strength. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2018 Dec 3;262:21-38. Epub 2018 Nov 3.

Key Laboratory for Large-Format Battery Materials and System, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, PR China. Electronic address:

The development of layered double hydroxides (LDHs), also known as anionic clays with uniform distribution of metal ions and facile exchangeability of intercalated anions, are now appealing an immense deal of attention in synthesis of multifunctional materials. In electrochemical biosensors, LDHs provide stable environment for immobilization of enzymes or other sensing materials and play crucial roles in development of clinical chemistry, point-of-care devices through analysis of various small molecule metabolites excreted by biological processes which in turn serve as molecular biomarkers for medical diagnostics. In this review, we summarize the recent development in fabrication of LDH based nanoarchitectures and their electrocatalytic applications in ultrasensitive in vitro determination of conventional biomarkers, i. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019 Feb 25;264:28-46. Epub 2018 Oct 25.

Dept. Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Canada. Electronic address:

Understanding wettability in solid-liquid-liquid (SLL or immersed) systems is important for numerous applications. However, predicting SLL wetting behavior on smooth surfaces has received little attention. The objective of this work was to explore alternatives to predict SLL wettability. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2018 Dec 24;262:39-49. Epub 2018 Oct 24.

Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0427, USA.

In this review, a brief history and current state-of-the-art is given to stimulate the rational design of new microbubbles through the reverse engineering of current ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs). It is shown that an effective microbubble should be biocompatible, echogenic and stable. Physical mechanisms and engineering calculations have been provided to illustrate these properties and how they can be achieved. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2018 Nov 24;261:1-14. Epub 2018 Oct 24.

University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of BioMedical Engineering, Groningen, the Netherlands.

Biofilm formation is initiated by adhesion of individual bacteria to a surface. However, surface adhesion alone is not sufficient to form the complex community architecture of a biofilm. Surface-sensing creates bacterial awareness of their adhering state on the surface and is essential to initiate the phenotypic and genotypic changes that characterize the transition from initial bacterial adhesion to a biofilm. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2018 Dec 7;262:50-68. Epub 2018 Oct 7.

Max Planck Institute for Colloid and Interface Research, D-14476 Potsdam, Germany.

We reviewed eight commonly used equilibrium adsorption models and examined their underlying assumptions, fitting qualities, and parameter stabilities. We compared several objective functions that have been applied to curve fitting analysis and a few statistics tests that have been performed to evaluate regression quality. The iteratively reweighted least squares algorithm was selected as the most suitable regression method for adsorption models in the presence of heteroscedasticity. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2018 Nov 25;261:41-61. Epub 2018 Sep 25.

Chemical and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia. Electronic address:

Graphene inks have recently enabled the dramatic improvement of printed flexible electronics due to their low cost, ease of processability, higher conductivity and flexibility. In this review, we discuss the state-of-the-art of the fundamental formulation of graphene inks and the current printing techniques used for inks deposition, followed by recent practical applications for printed flexible electronics. The progression of science and technology for the dispersion of graphene using variety of solvents and the characteristics of the resulting conductive inks have been highlighted, with specific emphasis focused on the challenges to be resolved. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2018 Nov 30;261:28-40. Epub 2018 Sep 30.

Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Canada. Electronic address:

In this review, we discussed the micro-level aspects of protein supported biosorption. The mechanism, surface chemistry in terms of energy interactions and electron transfer process (ETP) of peptide systems within protein are three important areas that provide mechanistic insight into protein supported biosorption. The functional groups in proteinous material like hydroxyl (-OH), carbonyl (>C=O), carboxyl (-COOH) and sulfhydryl (-SH) play a significant role in the biosorption of variety of pollutants such as metal ions, metalloids, and organic matters in wastewaters. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2018 Nov 27;261:15-27. Epub 2018 Sep 27.

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L7, Canada. Electronic address:

This review describes new methods for the particle extraction through liquid-liquid interface (PELLI). The discovery of new surface modification techniques, advanced extractors and new adsorption mechanisms enabled novel applications of PELLI in nanotechnology of metals, quantum dots, oxides and hydroxides. Colloidal and interface chemistry of PELLI is emerging as a new area of technological and scientific interest. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2018 Nov 18;261:62-81. Epub 2018 Sep 18.

Department of Organic and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland. Electronic address:

This up-to-date review summarizes the design and current fabrication strategies that have been employed in the area of mono- and multifunctional colloidal nanoparticles - nanocarriers well suited for photodynamic therapy (PDT) and diagnostic purposes. Rationally engineered photosensitizer (PS)-loaded nanoparticles may be achieved via either noncovalent (i.e. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2018 Nov 4;261:82-101. Epub 2018 Sep 4.

Institute of Research & Development, Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, Sector 9, Near Police Bhawan, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. Electronic address:

Halloysite Nanotubes (HNTs) are clay minerals that possess unique chemical composition and a tubular structure due to which, they have recently emerged as a potential nanomaterial for umpteen applications. Over the years, the myriad applications of HNT have been realized through the surface modification of HNT, which involves the modification of nanotube's inner lumen and the outer surface with different functional compounds. The presence of aluminum and silica groups on the inner and outer surface of HNT enhance the interfacial relationship of the nanotube with different functional agents. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2018 Nov 23;261:102-127. Epub 2018 Aug 23.

Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia; Center for Human Tissues and Organs Degeneration, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China; CSIRO Manufacturing, Bayview Avenue, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia. Electronic address:

The organization of matter into hierarchical structures is a fundamental characteristic of functional materials and living organisms. Binary colloidal crystal (BCC) systems present a diversified range of nanotopographic structures where large and small colloidal particles simultaneously self-assemble into either 2D monolayer or 3D hierarchical crystal lattices. More importantly, understanding how BCCs form opens up the possibility to fabricate more complex systems such as ternary or quaternary colloidal crystals. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2018 Oct 25;260:46-64. Epub 2018 Aug 25.

School of Mathematics, Computer Science & Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Aeronautics, City University London, Northampton Square EC1V 0HB, United Kingdom.

The impact of liquid droplets on solid surfaces at conditions inducing cavitation inside their volume has rarely been addressed in the literature. A review is conducted on relevant studies, aiming to highlight the differences from non-cavitating impact cases. Focus is placed on the numerical models suitable for the simulation of droplet impact at such conditions. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2018 Oct 25;260:85-94. Epub 2018 Aug 25.

Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra (FFUC), Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal; REQUIMTE/LAQV, Group of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. Electronic address:

Polyphenols are secondary metabolites found in all vascular plants and constitute a large group of at least 10,000 unique compounds. Particular attention is currently being paid to polyphenols attributed to their beneficial effects in the protection and prevention of several diseases. While their use in food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries is largely documented, several environmental conditions (e. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2018 Oct 24;260:65-84. Epub 2018 Aug 24.

Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Centre for Nanomedicine and Theranostics, DTU Nanotech, Technical University of Denmark, Building 423, 2800, Lyngby, Denmark. Electronic address:

Blood transfusions, which usually consist in the administration of isolated red blood cells (RBCs), are crucial in traumatic injuries, pre-surgical conditions and anemias. Although RBCs transfusion from donors is a safe procedure, donor RBCs can only be stored for a maximum of 42 days under refrigerated conditions and, therefore, stockpiles of RBCs for use in acute disasters do not exist. With a worldwide shortage of donor blood that is expected to increase over time, the creation of oxygen-carriers with long storage life and compatibility without typing and cross-matching, persists as one of the foremost important challenges in biomedicine. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2018 Oct 17;260:32-45. Epub 2018 Aug 17.

Global Research & Innovation Center, Flotek Chemistry, Houston, TX 77064, USA.

The present review discusses new developments and optimization of demulsification processes in oil and gas applications, and highlights the critical parameters. Discussed are the primary mechanisms of demulsification, as well as the strategies for developing optimum demulsifiers. Demulsification mechanisms are presented in the context of emulsion stability principles which are equally applicable to the destabilization of crude oil-water emulsions. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2018 Oct 9;260:24-31. Epub 2018 Aug 9.

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, 21210 Rayong, Thailand. Electronic address:

Advances in chemistry heterophase polymerizations reflect new developments in polymer chemistry. Although some few polymerization reactions cannot be performed in dispersed media, new polymerization reactions can still benefit from advantages of heterophase reactions, which are fast kinetics due to high local concentration of reagents and advantageous heat exchange. We describe here advances in heterophase polymerizations, with a focus on miniemulsion polymerization, which are mainly driven by academic interest for biomedicine and energy science. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2018 Oct 6;260:1-23. Epub 2018 Aug 6.

School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, City East Campus, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia; ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes Campus, Mawson Lakes 5095, Australia. Electronic address:

Nanostructured particle-lipid composites have emerged as state-of-the-art carrier systems for poorly water-soluble bioactive molecules due to their ability to control and enhance the lipase-mediated hydrolysis of encapsulated triglycerides, leading to a subsequent improvement in the solubilisation and absorption of encapsulated species. The first generation of particle-lipid composites (i.e. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2018 Aug 24;258:1-20. Epub 2018 Jul 24.

Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Center for BioProcess Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Soltofts Plads 229, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.

Bioremediation, a biologically mediated transformation or degradation of persistent chemicals into nonhazardous or less-hazardous substances, has been recognized as a key strategy to control levels of pollutants in water and soils. The use of enzymes, notably oxidoreductases such as laccases, tyrosinases, various oxygenases, aromatic dioxygenases, and different peroxidases (all of EC class 1) is receiving significant research attention in this regard. It should be stated that immobilization is emphasized as a powerful tool for enhancement of enzyme activity and stability as well as for protection of the enzyme proteins against negative effects of harsh reaction conditions. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2018 Aug 24;258:21-35. Epub 2018 Jul 24.

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Khalifa University, P.O. Box: 127788, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Electronic address:

Materials that change color in response to external stimuli can cater to diverse applications from sensing to art. If made flexible, stretchable and weavable, they may even be directly integrated with advanced technologies such as smart textiles. A new class of engineered composite based on polydiacetylene (PDA) functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNT) shows tremendous potential in this regard. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2018 Sep 19;259:21-43. Epub 2018 Jun 19.

Center of Excellence for Functional Materials, Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Åbo Akademi University, Porthansgatan 3-5, FI-20500 Åbo (Turku), Finland. Electronic address:

Factors influencing the sign and size of effective surface (zeta) potential in suspensions of very low dielectric constants are evaluated. For non-aqueous suspensions it was found that Gutmann's donor number (DN = negative Lewis type molar acid-base adduct formation enthalpy) was successfully related to zeta potential changes, similarly as pH is optimal for aqueous suspensions. Negative molar proton dissociation enthalpy (Brϕnsted type HD number), negative hydrogen bond enthalpy (HB number), logarithmic hydrogen bond equilibrium constant (molar Gibbs free energy), standard reduction potential of solvated protons (E(H/H)), electrolytic dissociation potential of water (E(HO/H,O)) and electron exchange Fermi potentials could equally well be related to zeta potential changes. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2018 Sep 23;259:1-20. Epub 2018 Jun 23.

Jerzy Haber' Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow 30-239, Poland.

The surface pressure (Π) and electric surface potential (ΔV) vs. concentration (c) isotherms of n-decanoic acid (DA) in 1 × 10 mol/dm HCl were measured at the air/solution interface - the Π with a du Noüy ring, the ΔV with the vibrating plate (named also the dynamic condenser) method. The DA solutions fulfilled criterion of surface-chemical purity. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2018 Aug 22;258:36-46. Epub 2018 Jul 22.

Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, D-14424 Potsdam, Golm, Germany. Electronic address:

The introduction of the highly-sensitive imaging technique Brewster angle microscopy (BAM) has given rise to new knowledges about the mesoscopic topology and ordering of condensed phase domains formed in the two-phase coexistence region of Langmuir monolayers. Besides fatty acids, monoalkanoylglycerols are the most studied amphiphiles at the air-water interface. In this review, the mesoscopic characterization of amphiphilic monoglycerol monolayers is surveyed to demonstrate the striking effect of the position of the glycerol backbone at which the polar head group is substituted. Read More

Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2018 Sep 19;259:44-64. Epub 2018 Jul 19.

Program for the Environment and Sustainability, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, 212 Adriance Lab Rd, 1266 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843, USA. Electronic address:

Doping of nitrogen is a promising strategy to modulate chemical, electronic, and structural functionalities of graphene (G)and graphene quantum dots (GQDs) for their outstanding properties in energy and environmental applications.This paper reviews various synthesis approaches of nitrogen-doped graphene (N-G) and nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots (N-GQDs).;Thermal, ultrasonic, solvothermal, hydrothermal, and electron-beam methods have been applied to synthesize N-G and N-GQDs. Read More