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You X, Shen L, Zhao Y, Zhao DL, Teng J, Lin H, Li R, Xu Y, Zhang M. Quantifying interfacial interactions for improved membrane antifouling: A novel approach using triangulation and surface element integration method. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 650:775-783. [PMID: 37441970 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.06.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 05/28/2023] [Accepted: 06/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
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To gain a thorough understanding of interfacial behaviors such as adhesion and flocculation controlling membrane fouling, it is necessary to simulate the actual membrane surface morphology and quantify interfacial interactions. In this work, a new method integrating the rough membrane morphology reconstruction technology (atomic force microscopy (AFM) combining with triangulation technique), the surface element integration (SEI) method, the extended Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (XDLVO) theory, the compound Simpson's approach, and the computer programming was proposed. This new method can exactly mimic the real membrane surface in terms of roughness and shape, breaking the limitation of previous fractal theory and Gaussian method where the simulated membrane surface is only statistically similar to the real rough surface, thus achieving a precise description of the interfacial interactions between sludge foulants and the real membrane surface. This method was then applied to assess the antifouling propensity of a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane modified with Ni-ZnO particles (NZPs). The simulated results showed that the interfacial interactions between sludge foulants in a membrane bioreactor (MBR) and the modified PVDF-NZPs membrane transformed from an attractive force to a repulsive force. The phenomenon confirmed the significant antifouling propensity of the PVDF-NZPs membrane, which is highly consistent with the experimental findings and the interfacial interactions described in previous literature, suggesting the high feasibility and reliability of the proposed method. Meanwhile, the original programming code of the quantification was also developed, which further facilitates the widespread use of this method and enhances the value of this work.
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- Xiujia You
- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.
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- Teachers' Colleges, Beijing Union University, 5 Waiguanxiejie Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100011, China.
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.
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Probing interaction forces associated with calcite scaling in aqueous solutions by atomic force microscopy. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 633:764-774. [PMID: 36481427 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.11.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The prevention of calcite aggregation and scaling remains a challenging problem in aqueous based systems and environmental science. Decades of research studies have proposed microscopic mechanisms of aggregation control, but experiments at the nanoscale and molecular level are rarely conducted. Here we show that the nanoscale topographic features of calcite during its aggregation depend significantly on the intermolecular and surface forces involved in this process. By measuring the forces between a calcite or silica particle and a calcite surface in aqueous solutions using atomic force microscopy, we found that higher solution pH and inhibitor concentration and lower salinity resulted in a system of stronger repulsion and weaker adhesion, which is favorable for reducing the possibility of calcite aggregation and surface deposition. Conflicting roles of Mg2+ in calcite aggregation prevention, being positive in acidic pH and negative in alkaline pH, were also observed. The nanoscale structural changes of calcite, visualized by atomic force microscopy or scanning electron microscopy, indicated a size dependence of aggregated and deposited calcite crystals on the calcite-calcite and calcite-silica interactions, respectively. The generalized framework of the calcite aggregation mechanism achieved in this work can be extended to other types of systems and provides a basis for investigating the anti-aggregation strategy of calcite from industrial and environmental perspectives.
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Sayano A, Ohshima H, Hoshina T, Tsurumi T. What in particle morphology determines the DLVO interaction energy between hematite particles in electrolyte solutions? Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2023.131144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Lu D, Fatehi P. Interaction of deformable solid and hollow particles with rough surface morphology in colloidal systems. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 630:497-510. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.10.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Sayano A, Shinozaki K, Ohshima H, Yasuda K, Tsurumi T. Variations in the Hamaker constant of hematite particles in water. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Interfacial interactions of rough spherical surfaces with random topographies. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.128570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Thongam DD, Chaturvedi H. Functionalization of Pristine, Metallic, and Semiconducting-SWCNTs by ZnO for Efficient Charge Carrier Transfer: Analysis through Critical Coagulation Concentration. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:14784-14796. [PMID: 35557661 PMCID: PMC9088952 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c00193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Noncovalent functionalization of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) by semiconducting oxides is a majorly sought technique to retain individual properties while creating a synergetic effect for an efficient heterostructure charge transfer. Three types of electronically and optically different SWCNTs: metallic (m), semiconducting (s), and pristine (p) are functionalized by ZnO using a facile sonication method. The physicochemical and morphological properties of the ZnO-functionalized SWCNTs, m-SWCNT+ZnO, s-SWCNT+ZnO, and p-SWCNT+ZnO, are analyzed by advanced characterization techniques. Evidence of charge transfer between SWCNT and ZnO is observed with an increase in charge carrier lifetime from 3.31 ns (ZnO) to 4.76 ns (s-SWCNT+ZnO). To investigate the optimum interaction between SWCNTs and ZnO, critical coagulation concentrations (CCC) are determined using UV-vis absorption spectroscopy for m-SWCNT, s-SWCNT, and p-SWCNT using different molar concentrations of ZnO as the coagulant. The interaction and coagulation mechanisms are described by the modified DLVO theory. Due to the variation in dielectric values and electronic properties of SWCNTs, the CCC values obtained have differed: m-SWCNT (1.9 × 10-4), s-SWCNT (3.4 × 10-4), and p-SWCNT (2 × 10-4). An additional analysis of the aggregates and supernatants of the CCC experiments is also shown to give an insight into the interaction and coagulation processes, explaining the absence of influence exerted by sedimentation and centrifugation.
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Study on the release of GMZ bentonite colloids by static multiple light scattering technique. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.128374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Investigation on the stability of mixed AlOOH/SiO2 aqueous dispersions and their application to stabilize Pickering emulsions in the presence of TX-100 and enhance oil recovery. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Rajupet S. DLVO Interactions between Particles and Rough Surfaces: An Extended Surface Element Integration Method. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:13208-13217. [PMID: 34730964 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c01492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The surface element integration (SEI) method is a computationally facile technique for calculating DLVO interactions between particles and surfaces. This method yields the exact total DLVO interaction between a particle and a flat surface; however, all surfaces have some degree roughness that profoundly affects the interaction. Previously, an ad hoc approximate method has been used to extend the SEI method to interactions between particles and surfaces with arbitrary morphology. Here we derive a more rigorous approximate method based on the fundamental scaling of DLVO interactions, which approaches the exact solution as the separation distance decreases regardless of the particle or surface morphology. We verify this method by comparison to the exact van der Waals energy when roughness is present on the particle and surface. The accuracy of this method at small separations makes it well-suited for the contexts of particle adhesion and deposition in which the length scale of interaction is on the order of angstroms and nanometers, respectively.
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- Siddharth Rajupet
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
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Fan Z, Ji PP, Zhang J, Segets D, Chen DR, Chen SC. Wavelet neural network modeling for the retention efficiency of sub-15 nm nanoparticles in ultrafiltration under small particle to pore diameter ratio. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Lu D, Fatehi P. A modeling approach for quantitative assessment of interfacial interaction between two rough particles in colloidal systems. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 587:24-38. [PMID: 33360896 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.11.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Revised: 11/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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HYPOTHESIS AND BACKGROUND The simulation of rough particle surface is important to understand and control the interface behavior of particles in colloidal systems. Literature analysis suggested a lack of information for an accurate model simulating the interfacial interaction between two rough particles. It is hypothesized that the total interfacial energy developed between two rough particles would depend on the surface morphologies of particles, and it could be predicted if a mathematical model to represent the interaction of two rough particles were created accurately. EXPERIMENTS In this study, mathematical models were developed to determine the interfacial energy created between two particles according to the XDLVO theory by considering the rippled particle theory and surface element integral (SEI) method. Three different scenarios of particle interactions were assumed in the simulation. The present study provides deep insights into particle interactions via considering aspect ratio, size, and surface roughness of two particles in colloidal systems. FINDINGS The assessment of the interfacial interaction revealed that an increase in the aspect ratio, surface roughness, and relative surface roughness of particles would weaken the total interaction energy generated between particles and promote particle aggregation. Increased interaction energy was predicted for the interaction of particles by increasing the particle size. The asperity ratio was more effective than the asperity number in controlling the interfacial energy between two particles. The results of this study could be used for foreseeing the interaction of rough particles, which has a significant application in particle coagulation or dispersion in colloidal systems.
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- Duowei Lu
- Green Processes Research Centre and Chemical Engineering Department, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON P7B5E1, Canada
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- Green Processes Research Centre and Chemical Engineering Department, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON P7B5E1, Canada.
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Sun Y, Pan D, Wei X, Xian D, Wang P, Hou J, Xu Z, Liu C, Wu W. Insight into the stability and correlated transport of kaolinite colloid: Effect of pH, electrolytes and humic substances. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 266:115189. [PMID: 32683164 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2020] [Revised: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Environmental colloids play crucial roles in the transport of environmental pollutants in porous media by acting as pollutant carriers. In this work, the dispersion stability and correlated transport of kaolinite colloid were investigated as a function of solution pH, solution ionic strength, and concentration of humic acid (HA), the roles of kaolinite colloid in driving Eu(III) transport were discussed. The results showed that the dispersion of kaolinite colloid was favorable at alkaline and extremely acidic pH values, the trend of aggregation with varying pH was critically reversed at pH ∼3.2 due to the transformation of surface electrical properties. Cations with higher valence and mineral affinity showed a more significant contribution in inducing colloid aggregation, which was generally in accordance with the Schulze-Hardy rule and Hofmeister series. HA greatly increased the colloid stability by altering the surface electrostatic potential and steric effect. The Derjguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) model suggested that the electrostatic force between colloidal particles controlled the aggregation and destabilizing trend of colloid, and the theoretically calculated critical coagulation concentration was consistent with that determined from kinetic aggregation experiments. The roles of kaolinite colloid in driving Eu(III) transport varied under different conditions, and the transport behavior was highly correlated with the dispersion stability trend of colloid. These results can provide an enhanced understanding of the environmental fate of kaolinite colloid as well as commensal pollutants.
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- Yalou Sun
- Radiochemistry Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
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- Radiochemistry Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China.
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- Radiochemistry Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Fundamental Science Laboratory on Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- Radiochemistry Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
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- Radiochemistry Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
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- Radiochemistry Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Fundamental Science Laboratory on Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- Radiochemistry Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
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Kämäräinen T, Tardy BL, Javan Nikkhah S, Batys P, Sammalkorpi M, Rojas OJ. Effect of particle surface corrugation on colloidal interactions. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 579:794-804. [PMID: 32673856 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.06.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Revised: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS Production of corrugated particles generally introduces several morphological heterogeneities, such as surface roughness and local variations in the corrugation pattern, which are known from model system studies to significantly alter the colloidal interaction energy. Thus, realistic particle morphologies need to be investigated and compared to simple model shapes to yield insights into how interactions are influenced by such morphological heterogeneities. EXPERIMENTS We applied the surface element integration method to study the colloidal interactions of electron tomography-based, realistic, corrugated colloidal particles and their symmetric, concave polyhedral analogs by differentiating local surface features to vertices, ridges and ridge networks. We applied molecular modelling to assess the surface access of these features. FINDINGS Significant mixing of the interaction energy was found between the different surface features. Larger and smaller energy barrier heights and secondary minimum depths were observed compared to the concave polyhedral models with similar volume or surface area depending on the contacting surface feature. Analysis of surface area distributions suggests that the deviations originate from the altered effective contact distance as a result of surface roughness and other morphological heterogeneities. We also found that the surface access of nanoparticles is greatly impaired at the crevices between the surface corrugations.
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- Tero Kämäräinen
- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, Vuorimiehentie 1, Espoo, P.O. Box 16300, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland.
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, Vuorimiehentie 1, Espoo, P.O. Box 16300, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, Aalto University, Kemistintie 1, Espoo, P.O. Box 16100, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland
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- Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 8, PL-30239 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, Vuorimiehentie 1, Espoo, P.O. Box 16300, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland; Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, Aalto University, Kemistintie 1, Espoo, P.O. Box 16100, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland.
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, Vuorimiehentie 1, Espoo, P.O. Box 16300, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland; Departments of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Chemistry, and Wood Science, The University of British Columbia, 2360 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T, 1Z3, Canada.
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Influence of Surface Micro-Patterning and Hydrogel Coating on Colloidal Silica Fouling of Polyamide Thin-Film Composite Membranes. MEMBRANES 2019; 9:membranes9060067. [PMID: 31167422 PMCID: PMC6630248 DOI: 10.3390/membranes9060067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Revised: 05/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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In this work, colloidal fouling by silica particles of different sizes on micro-patterned pristine and poly-(N-isopropylacylamide)-coated polyamide (PA) thin-film composite (TFC) membranes was studied. The competing impacts of surface micro-patterning vs. surface chemical modification on enhancing antifouling propensity in unstirred dead-end filtration conditions were systematically explored. Spatially selective deposition of silica microparticles (500 nm), driven by unequal flow distribution, was observed on micro-patterned membranes such that silica particles accumulated preferentially within the surface pattern’s valleys, while keeping apexes regions not fouled. This interesting phenomenon may explain the substantially enhanced antifouling propensity of micro-patterned PA TFC membranes. A detailed mechanism for spatially selective deposition of silica microparticles is proposed. Furthermore, micro-imprinted surface patterns were revealed to influence deposition behavior/packing of silica nanoparticles (50 nm) resulting in very limited flux decline that was, almost, recovered under influence of triggering stirring stimulus during a continued silica filtration experiment. The current findings provide more insights into the potency of surface micro-patterning consolidated with hydrogel coating toward new fouling-resistant PA TFC membranes.
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Li K, Ma H. Rotation and Retention Dynamics of Rod-Shaped Colloids with Surface Charge Heterogeneity in Sphere-in-Cell Porous Media Model. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:5471-5483. [PMID: 30925063 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b00748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Colloid surface charge heterogeneity was incorporated into a three-dimensional trajectory model, which simulated particle translation and rotation via a force/torque analysis, to study the transport and retention dynamics of rod-shaped colloids over a wide size range in porous media under unfavorable conditions (energy barriers to deposition exist). Our previous study Li , K. ; Ma , H. Deposition Dynamics of Rod-Shaped Colloids during Transport in Porous Media under Favorable Conditions , Langmuir , 2018 , 34 , 9 , 2967 - 2980 , 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03983 for rod transport under favorable conditions (lacking energy barriers) demonstrated that particle rotation due to the coupled effect of flow hydrodynamics and Brownian rotation governed rod transport and retention. In this work, we showed that the shape of a colloid affected both transport process and colloid-collector interactions, but shape alone could not make rods to overcome energy barriers of over tens of kT for attachment under unfavorable conditions. The location of colloid surface heterogeneity did not affect transport but predominantly affected colloid-surface interactions by influencing the likelihood of heterogeneity patches facing the collector due to particle rotation. For surface heterogeneity located on the end(s) of a colloid, rods displayed enhanced retention compared with spheres; for surface heterogeneity located on the middle band, rods showed less retention compared with spheres. It was more effective to arrest a traveling rod when surface heterogeneity was located on the end relative to the side, because the tumbling motion greatly increased the likelihood of the end to intercept collector surfaces, and also because a rod would experience less repulsion with an end-on orientation relative to the collector surface compared to a side-on orientation due to the curvature effect. The influences of the particle aspect ratio on retention strongly depended upon the location of colloid surface heterogeneity. Our findings demonstrated that rods had distinct rotation and retention behaviors from spheres under conditions typically encountered in the environment; thus, particle rotation should be considered when studying the transport process of nonspherical colloids or spherical particles with inhomogeneous surface properties.
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- Ke Li
- Department of Geology and Geophysics , University of Utah , Salt Lake City , Utah 84112 , United States
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- Department of Geology and Geophysics , University of Utah , Salt Lake City , Utah 84112 , United States
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Cheng Y, Feng G, Moraru CI. Micro- and Nanotopography Sensitive Bacterial Attachment Mechanisms: A Review. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:191. [PMID: 30846973 PMCID: PMC6393346 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Bacterial attachment to material surfaces can lead to the development of biofilms that cause severe economic and health problems. The outcome of bacterial attachment is determined by a combination of bacterial sensing of material surfaces by the cell and the physicochemical factors in the near-surface environment. This paper offers a systematic review of the effects of surface topography on a range of antifouling mechanisms, with a focus on how topographical scale, from micro- to nanoscale, may influence bacterial sensing of and attachment to material surfaces. A good understanding of these mechanisms can facilitate the development of antifouling surfaces based on surface topography, with applications in various sectors of human life and activity including healthcare, food, and water treatment.
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- Yifan Cheng
- Department of Food Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States
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- Department of Food Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States
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Teng J, Shen L, He Y, Liao BQ, Wu G, Lin H. Novel insights into membrane fouling in a membrane bioreactor: Elucidating interfacial interactions with real membrane surface. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 210:769-778. [PMID: 30036825 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.07.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2018] [Revised: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 07/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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While governing adhesion/deposition of various foulants on membrane surface and membrane fouling in membrane bioreactors (MBRs), interfacial interactions with real membrane surface have not yet been fully quantified. In this study, theoretical deduction and experiments were carried out to numerically elucidate interfacial interactions in a MBR. A continuous real membrane morphology was reconstructed based on atomic force microscopy (AFM) characterization and triangulation technique. Thereafter, a method to calculate those interactions was established by incorporating the spatial relationship between a foulant and the reconstructed morphology into surface element integration (SEI) method. A case study of the proposed method was conducted. With surface characterization of the foulants and membrane, the interfacial interactions with real membrane morphology were approximated for the first time by computer programming according to composite Simpson's rule. The results showed that rough morphology prolonged the interfacial interactions, indicating the profound role of morphology in the interfacial interactions related with membrane fouling. The new method would provide significant insights into membrane fouling in MBRs.
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- Jiaheng Teng
- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- Department of Materials Physics, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7B 5E1, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7B 5E1, Canada
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China.
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Thermodynamic insights into membrane fouling in a membrane bioreactor: Evaluating thermodynamic interactions with Gaussian membrane surface. J Colloid Interface Sci 2018; 527:280-288. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2018.04.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Revised: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Borghi F, Scaparra B, Paternoster C, Milani P, Podestà A. Electrostatic Double-Layer Interaction at the Surface of Rough Cluster-Assembled Films: The Case of Nanostructured Zirconia. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:10230-10242. [PMID: 30074804 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b01387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Here, we investigated the influence of the nanoscale surface morphology on the electrostatic double layer at corrugated surfaces in aqueous electrolytes. For this purpose, we have produced cluster-assembled nanostructured zirconium dioxide (ns-ZrO x, x ≈ 2) films with controlled morphological properties by supersonic cluster beam deposition (SCBD) and measured the double-layer interaction by atomic force microscopy with colloidal probes. SCBD allowed tuning the characteristic widths of the corrugated interface (root-mean-square roughness, correlation length) across a wide range of values, matching the width of the electrostatic double layer (Debye length) and the typical size of nanocolloids (proteins, enzymes, and catalytic nanoparticles). To accurately characterize the surface charge density in the high-roughness regime, we have developed a two-exponential model of the electrostatic force that explicitly includes roughness and better accounts for the roughness-induced amplification of the interaction. We were then able to observe a marked reduction of the isoelectric point of ns-ZrO x surfaces of increasing roughness. This result is in good agreement with our previous observations on cluster-assembled nanostructured titania films and demonstrates that the phenomenon is not limited to a specific material, but more generally depends on peculiar nanoscale morphological effects, related to the competition of the characteristic lengths of the system.
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- Francesca Borghi
- CIMaINa and Dipartimento di Fisica "Aldo Pontremoli" , Università degli Studi di Milano , via Celoria 16 , 20133 Milano , Italy
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- CIMaINa and Dipartimento di Fisica "Aldo Pontremoli" , Università degli Studi di Milano , via Celoria 16 , 20133 Milano , Italy
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- CIMaINa and Dipartimento di Fisica "Aldo Pontremoli" , Università degli Studi di Milano , via Celoria 16 , 20133 Milano , Italy
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- CIMaINa and Dipartimento di Fisica "Aldo Pontremoli" , Università degli Studi di Milano , via Celoria 16 , 20133 Milano , Italy
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- CIMaINa and Dipartimento di Fisica "Aldo Pontremoli" , Università degli Studi di Milano , via Celoria 16 , 20133 Milano , Italy
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Zhou Y, Cheng T. Influence of natural organic matter in porous media on fine particle transport. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 627:176-188. [PMID: 29426139 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2017] [Revised: 01/17/2018] [Accepted: 01/20/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Although extensive research has been conducted to understand the effects of dissolved organic matter (DOM) on fine particle transport, less attention has been paid to natural organic matter (NOM) in the transport medium (i.e., immobile rock and sediment grains). The objective of this study is to elucidate the roles of NOM in the transport medium in mediating particle transport. We conducted experimental and modelling study on the transport of nanoscale titanium dioxide (nTiO2) and illite colloid in columns packed with quartz sand under water-saturated conditions. Peat moss was used as an example NOM and packed in some of the columns to investigate its influence on particle transport. Experimental results showed that NOM may either increase or decrease particle transport depending on the specific conditions. NOM in the transport medium was found to attract particles and reduce particle mobility when the energy barrier between particle and NOM is low or non-existent. NOM also adsorb to Fe and Al oxyhydroxides and promote the transport of negatively-charged particles at low pH. Partial dissolution of NOM releases DOM, and the DOM adsorbs to and increases the transport of positively-charged particles. Additionally, NOM changes pore water pH, which influences particle mobility by affecting the interaction energy between the particle and transport medium. Modelling results showed that the deposition sites provided by peat moss are very heterogeneous, and the NOM from peat moss may reduce particle deposition rate by adsorbing to the particle and/or transport medium. Findings from this study demonstrate that NOM in the transport medium not only changes property of the medium, but also may alter water chemistry. Therefore, the role of NOM in mediating particle transport is complicated and dependent on the property of the particle, NOM, and mineralogical composition of the medium.
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- Yuhong Zhou
- Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador A1B 3X5, Canada
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- Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador A1B 3X5, Canada.
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Zhang M, Hong H, Lin H, Yu G, Wang F, Liao BQ. Quantitative assessment of interfacial forces between two rough surfaces and its implications for anti-adhesion membrane fabrication. Sep Purif Technol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2017.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Cai X, Shen L, Zhang M, Chen J, Hong H, Lin H. Membrane fouling in a submerged membrane bioreactor: An unified approach to construct topography and to evaluate interaction energy between two randomly rough surfaces. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 243:1121-1132. [PMID: 28764126 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.07.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2017] [Revised: 07/09/2017] [Accepted: 07/10/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Quantitatively evaluating interaction energy between two randomly rough surfaces is the prerequisite to quantitatively understand and control membrane fouling in membrane bioreactors (MBRs). In this study, a new unified approach to construct rough topographies and to quantify interaction energy between a randomly rough particle and a randomly rough membrane was proposed. It was found that, natural rough topographies of both foulants and membrane could be well constructed by a modified two-variable Weierstrass-Mandelbrot (WM) function included in fractal theory. Spatial differential relationships between two constructed surfaces were accordingly established. Thereafter, a new approach combining these relationships, surface element integration (SEI) approach and composite Simpson's rule was deduced to calculate the interaction energy between two randomly rough surfaces in a submerged MBR. The obtained results indicate the profound effects of surface morphology on interaction energy and membrane fouling. This study provided a basic approach to investigate membrane fouling and interface behaviors.
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- Xiang Cai
- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China; Department of Chemical Engineering, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1, Canada
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China.
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Shen C, Bradford S, Wang Z, Huang Y, Zhang Y, Li B. DLVO Interaction Energies between Hollow Spherical Particles and Collector Surfaces. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:10455-10467. [PMID: 28925268 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b02383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The surface element integration technique was used to systematically study Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) interaction energies/forces between hollow spherical particles (HPs) and a planar surface or two intercepting half planes under different ionic strength conditions. The inner and outer spheres of HPs were concentric (CHP) or in point contact (PHP). In comparison to a solid particle, the attractive van der Waals interaction was reduced with increasing inner radius of the CHP, but the reduction effect was less significant for the CHP at smaller separation distance. Increasing the inner radius for CHP therefore reduced the depths of the secondary minima, but had minor influence on the energy barrier heights and depths of the primary minima. Consequently, increasing inner radius reduced the potential for CHP retention in secondary minima, whereas did not influence the retention in primary minima. For PHP these interaction energy parameters and colloid retention depended on the orientation of the inner sphere relative to interacting surface. In particular, the van der Waals attraction was significantly reduced at all separation distances when the inner sphere was closest to the interacting surface, and this diminished retention in both secondary and primary minima. The PHP retention was similar to that of CHP when the inner sphere was farthest from the interaction surface. These orientation dependent interaction energies/forces resulted in directional bonds between PHPs and the formation of aggregates with contact points of the primary PHPs facing outward. The findings in this study have important implications for the design and utilization of HPs in soil remediation and colloid assembly.
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- Chongyang Shen
- Department of Soil and Water Sciences, China Agricultural University , Beijing 100193, China
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- U.S. Salinity Laboratory USDA, ARS, Riverside, California 92507-4617, United States
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- Department of Soil and Water Sciences, China Agricultural University , Beijing 100193, China
- College of Land and Environment, Shenyang Agricultural University , Shenyang, Liaoning 110866, China
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- Department of Soil and Water Sciences, China Agricultural University , Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Land and Environment, Shenyang Agricultural University , Shenyang, Liaoning 110866, China
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- Department of Soil and Water Sciences, China Agricultural University , Beijing 100193, China
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Hong H, Cai X, Shen L, Li R, Lin H. Membrane fouling in a submerged membrane bioreactor: New method and its applications in interfacial interaction quantification. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 241:406-414. [PMID: 28582763 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.05.096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2017] [Revised: 05/14/2017] [Accepted: 05/16/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Quantification of interfacial interactions between two rough surfaces represents one of the most pressing requirements for membrane fouling prediction and control in membrane bioreactors (MBRs). This study firstly constructed regularly rough membrane and particle surfaces by using rigorous mathematical equations. Thereafter, a new method involving surface element integration (SEI) method, differential geometry and composite Simpson's rule was proposed to quantify the interfacial interactions between the two constructed rough surfaces. This new method were then applied to investigate interfacial interactions in a MBR with the data of surface properties of membrane and foulants experimentally measured. The feasibility of the new method was verified. It was found that asperity amplitude and period of the membrane surface exerted profound effects on the total interaction. The new method had broad potential application fields especially including guiding membrane surface design for membrane fouling mitigation.
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- Huachang Hong
- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China.
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Zhang M, Zhou X, Shen L, Cai X, Wang F, Chen J, Lin H, Li R, Wu X, Liao BQ. Quantitative evaluation of the interfacial interactions between a randomly rough sludge floc and membrane surface in a membrane bioreactor based on fractal geometry. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 234:198-207. [PMID: 28319768 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.03.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2017] [Revised: 02/26/2017] [Accepted: 03/05/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In this paper, a new method for quantification of interfacial interactions between a randomly rough particle and membrane surface was proposed. It was found that sludge flocs in a membrane bioreactor were of apparent fractal characteristics, and could be modeled by the modified two-variable Weierstrass-Mandelbrot (WM) function. By combining the surface element integration (SEI) method, differential geometry and composite Simpson's rule, the quantitation method for calculating such interfacial interactions was further developed. The correctness and feasibility of the new method were verified. This method was then applied to evaluate the interfacial interactions between a randomly rough particle and membrane surface. It was found that, randomly rough particle possesses stronger interaction strength than regularly rough particle but weaker strength than smooth particle with membrane surface, indicating significant effects of surface morphology and roughness. The proposed method in this study has broad application prospect in membrane fouling study.
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- Meijia Zhang
- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China.
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1, Canada
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Quantification of interfacial interactions between a rough sludge floc and membrane surface in a membrane bioreactor. J Colloid Interface Sci 2017; 490:710-718. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2016.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2016] [Accepted: 12/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Chen J, Lin H, Shen L, He Y, Zhang M, Liao BQ. Realization of quantifying interfacial interactions between a randomly rough membrane surface and a foulant particle. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 226:220-228. [PMID: 28002782 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.12.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Revised: 12/02/2016] [Accepted: 12/06/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Quantification of interfacial interaction with randomly rough surface is the prerequisite to quantitatively understand and control the interface behaviors such as adhesion, flocculation and membrane fouling. In this study, it was found that membrane surface was randomly rough with obvious fractal characteristics. The randomly rough surface of membrane could be well reconstructed by the fractal geometry represented by a modified Weierstrass-Mandelbrot function. A novel method, which combined composite Simpson's approach, surface element integration method and approximation by computer programming, was developed. By using this method, this study provided the first realization of quantifying interfacial energy between randomly rough surface of membrane and a foulant particle. The calculated interactions with randomly rough surface of membrane were significantly different from those with smooth surface of membrane, indicating the significant effect of surface topography on interactions. This proposed method could be also potentially used to investigate various natural interface environmental phenomena.
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- Jianrong Chen
- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China.
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China; Department of Chemical Engineering, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1, Canada
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Zhao L, Yang L, Lin H, Zhang M, Yu H, Liao BQ, Wang F, Zhou X, Li R. Modeling three-dimensional surface morphology of biocake layer in a membrane bioreactor based on fractal geometry. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2016; 222:478-484. [PMID: 27764740 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2016] [Revised: 10/05/2016] [Accepted: 10/06/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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While the adsorptive fouling in membrane bioreactors (MBRs) is highly dependent of the surface morphology, little progress has been made on modeling biocake layer surface morphology. In this study, a novel method, which combined static light scattering method for fractal dimension (Df) measurement with fractal method represented by the modified two-variable Weierstrass-Mandelbrot function, was proposed to model biocake layer surface in a MBR. Characterization by atomic force microscopy showed that the biocake surface was stochastic, disorder, self-similarity, and with non-integer dimension, illustrating obvious fractal features. Fractal dimension (Df) of sludge suspension experienced a significant change with operation of the MBR. The constructed biocake layer surface by the proposed method was quite close to the real surface, showing the feasibility of the proposed method. It was found that Df was the critical factor affecting surface morphology, while other factors exerted moderate or minor effects on the roughness of biocake layer.
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- Leihong Zhao
- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1, Canada
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1, Canada
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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Mei R, Li R, Lin H, Shen Z, Zhang M, Chen J, He Y. A new approach to construct three-dimensional surface morphology of sludge flocs in a membrane bioreactor. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2016; 219:521-526. [PMID: 27522118 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2016] [Revised: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 08/03/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In this paper, a novel approach to construct three-dimensional (3D) surface morphology of sludge flocs in a membrane bioreactor (MBR) was proposed. The new approach combined the static light scattering method for fractal dimension (Df) determination with the modified two-variable Weierstrass-Mandelbrot (WM) function based on fractal geometry and coordinate transformation for spherical surface construction. It was found that the sludge flocs in the MBR showed apparent fractal characteristics. Results showed that the constructed 3D morphology of sludge flocs was very sensitive to Df, and higher Df induced a more compact and smoother surface morphology. With a set of proper parameter data, the constructed 3D surface morphology of sludge flocs could be quite similar to the real floc surface morphology, showing the feasibility of the proposed approach. The proposed solution to floc surface construction could be potentially used in interfacial interaction assessment, giving important implications for membrane fouling research.
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- Rongwu Mei
- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China; Environmental Science Research and Design Institute of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310007, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China.
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- Environmental Science Research and Design Institute of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310007, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- Department of Materials Physics, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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Hong H, Lin H, Mei R, Zhou X, Liao BQ, Zhao L. Membrane fouling in a membrane bioreactor: A novel method for membrane surface morphology construction and its application in interaction energy assessment. J Memb Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2016.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Zhang M, Chen J, Ma Y, Shen L, He Y, Lin H. Fractal reconstruction of rough membrane surface related with membrane fouling in a membrane bioreactor. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2016; 216:817-823. [PMID: 27318159 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.06.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2016] [Revised: 06/05/2016] [Accepted: 06/09/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In this paper, fractal reconstruction of rough membrane surface with a modified Weierstrass-Mandelbrot (WM) function was conducted. The topography of rough membrane surface was measured by an atomic force microscopy (AFM), and the results showed that the membrane surface was isotropous. Accordingly, the fractal dimension and roughness of membrane surface were calculated by the power spectrum method. The rough membrane surface was reconstructed on the MATLAB platform with the parameter values acquired from raw AFM data. The reconstructed membrane was much similar to the real membrane morphology measured by AFM. The parameters (including average roughness and root mean square (RMS) roughness) associated with membrane morphology for the model and real membrane were calculated, and a good match of roughness parameters between the reconstructed surface and real membrane was found, indicating the feasibility of the new developed method. The reconstructed membrane surface can be potentially used for interaction energy evaluation.
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- Meijia Zhang
- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- Department of Materials Physics, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China.
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Cloarec JP, Chevalier C, Genest J, Beauvais J, Chamas H, Chevolot Y, Baron T, Souifi A. pH driven addressing of silicon nanowires onto Si3N4/SiO2 micro-patterned surfaces. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2016; 27:295602. [PMID: 27275545 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/27/29/295602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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pH was used as the main driving parameter for specifically immobilizing silicon nanowires onto Si3N4 microsquares at the surface of a SiO2 substrate. Different pH values of the coating aqueous solution enabled to experimentally distribute nanowires between silicon nitride and silicon dioxide: at pH 3 nanowires were mainly anchored on Si3N4; they were evenly distributed between SiO2 and Si3N4 at pH 2.8; and they were mainly anchored on SiO2 at pH 2. A theoretical model based on DLVO theory and surface protonation/deprotonation equilibria was used to study how, in adequate pH conditions, Si nanowires could be anchored onto specific regions of a patterned Si3N4/SiO2 surface. Instead of using capillary forces, or hydrophilic/hydrophobic contrast between the two types of materials, the specificity of immobilization could rely on surface electric charge contrasts between Si3N4 and SiO2. This simple and generic method could be used for addressing a large diversity of nano-objects onto patterned substrates.
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- Jean-Pierre Cloarec
- Université de Lyon, Institut des Nanotechnologies de Lyon, site Ecole Centrale de Lyon et site INSA de Lyon, France UMR 5270 CNRS, INSA de Lyon, ECL, UCBL, CPE, France. Laboratoire Nanotechnologies & Nanosystèmes, UMR 3463 CNRS, INSA de Lyon, ECL, UJF, Université de Sherbrooke, Pavillon P2-3IT, 3000 Boulevard de l'Université, Sherbrooke J1K 0A5, Québec, Canada
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Zhao L, Zhang M, He Y, Chen J, Hong H, Liao BQ, Lin H. A new method for modeling rough membrane surface and calculation of interfacial interactions. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2016; 200:451-7. [PMID: 26519696 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.10.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2015] [Revised: 10/05/2015] [Accepted: 10/06/2015] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Membrane fouling control necessitates the establishment of an effective method to assess interfacial interactions between foulants and rough surface membrane. This study proposed a new method which includes a rigorous mathematical equation for modeling membrane surface morphology, and combination of surface element integration (SEI) method and the composite Simpson's approach for assessment of interfacial interactions. The new method provides a complete solution to quantitatively calculate interfacial interactions between foulants and rough surface membrane. Application of this method in a membrane bioreactor (MBR) showed that, high calculation accuracy could be achieved by setting high segment number, and moreover, the strength of three energy components and energy barrier was remarkably impaired by the existence of roughness on the membrane surface, indicating that membrane surface morphology exerted profound effects on membrane fouling in the MBR. Good agreement between calculation prediction and fouling phenomena was found, suggesting the feasibility of this method.
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- Leihong Zhao
- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China; Department of Materials Physics, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1, Canada
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China.
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Feng G, Cheng Y, Wang SY, Borca-Tasciuc DA, Worobo RW, Moraru CI. Bacterial attachment and biofilm formation on surfaces are reduced by small-diameter nanoscale pores: how small is small enough? NPJ Biofilms Microbiomes 2015; 1:15022. [PMID: 28721236 PMCID: PMC5515209 DOI: 10.1038/npjbiofilms.2015.22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2015] [Revised: 08/31/2015] [Accepted: 09/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Prevention of biofilm formation by bacteria is of critical importance to areas that directly affect human health and life including medicine, dentistry, food processing and water treatment. This work showcases an effective and affordable solution for reducing attachment and biofilm formation by several pathogenic bacteria commonly associated with foodborne illnesses and medical infections. METHODS Our approach exploits anodisation to create alumina surfaces with cylindrical nanopores with diameters ranging from 15 to 100 nm, perpendicular to the surface. The anodic surfaces were evaluated for attachment by Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis. Cell-surface interaction forces were calculated and related to attachment. RESULTS We found that anodic alumina surfaces with pore diameters of 15 and 25 nm were able to effectively minimise bacterial attachment or biofilm formation by all the microorganisms tested. Using a predictive physicochemical approach on the basis of the extended Derjaguin and Landau, Verwey and Overbeek (XDLVO) theory, we attributed the observed effects largely to the repulsive forces, primarily electrostatic and acid-base forces, which were greatly enhanced by the large surface area originating from the high density, small-diameter pores. We also demonstrate how this predictive approach could be used to optimise different elements of surface topography, particularly pore diameter and density, for further enhancing the observed bacteria-repelling effects. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrate that anodic nanoporous surfaces can effectively reduce bacterial attachment. These findings are expected to have immediate, far-reaching implications and commercial applications, primarily in health care and the food industry.
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- Guoping Feng
- Department of Food Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Food Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
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- Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
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- Department of Food Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Food Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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Duru P, Hallez Y. A Three-Step Scenario Involved in Particle Capture on a Pore Edge. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2015; 31:8310-8317. [PMID: 26158430 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b01298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A scenario is proposed to describe the capture of a spherical particle around a cylindrical pore. This geometry, "ideal" as far as the problem of particle capture on a filtration membrane is concerned, is clearly relevant in view of the pore-scale geometry of nucleopore or microsieve filtration membranes, and also of some microfluidic systems used to perform fluid-particle separation. The present scenario consists of three successive steps: particle deposition on the membrane away from the pore, subsequent reentrainment of some of the deposited particles by rolling on the membrane surface, and final arrest by a stabilizing van der Waals torque when the particle rolls over the pore edge. A modeling of these three steps requires the hydrodynamic and physicochemical particle-membrane interactions to be detailed close to the singular pore edge region and raises questions concerning the role of particle surface roughness. The relevance and robustness of such of a scenario for rough micrometer-sized latex particles is emphasized and comparisons are made with existing experimental data.
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- Paul Duru
- †Université de Toulouse, INPT, UPS, IMFT (Institut de Mécanique des Fluides de Toulouse), Allée Camille Soula, F-31400 Toulouse, France
- ‡CNRS, IMFT, F-31400 Toulouse, France
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- ¶Université de Toulouse, INPT, UPS, LGC (Laboratoire de Génie Chimique), 118 route de Narbonne, F-31062 Toulouse, France
- §CNRS, LGC, F-31030 Toulouse, France
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Bargozin H, Hadadhania RA, Faraji H, Yavari M. The DLVO Energy Interaction of Nanorough Surfaces by Spherical Coordinates. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/01932691.2015.1070356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Nowlin K, Boseman A, Covell A, LaJeunesse D. Adhesion-dependent rupturing of Saccharomyces cerevisiae on biological antimicrobial nanostructured surfaces. J R Soc Interface 2015; 12:20140999. [PMID: 25551144 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2014.0999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Recent studies have shown that some nanostructured surfaces (NSS), many of which are derived from surfaces found on insect cuticles, rupture and kill adhered prokaryotic microbes. Most important, the nanoscale topography is directly responsible for this effect. Although parameters such as cell adhesion and cell wall rigidity have been suggested to play significant roles in this process, there is little experimental evidence regarding the underlying mechanisms involving NSS-induced microbial rupture. In this work, we report the NSS-induced rupturing of a eukaryotic microorganism, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We show that the amount of NSS-induced rupture of S. cerevisiae is dependent on both the adhesive qualities of the yeast cell and the nanostructure geometry of the NSS. Thus, we are providing the first empirical evidence that these parameters play a direct role in the rupturing of microbes on NSS. Our observations of this phenomenon with S. cerevisiae, particularly the morphological changes, are strikingly similar to that reported for bacteria despite the differences in the yeast cell wall structure. Consequently, NSS provide a novel approach for the control of microbial growth and development of broad-spectrum microbicidal surfaces.
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Bargozin H, Hadadhania RA, Amiri TY. Influence of Chemical Heterogeneity and Nanoscale Roughness on the DLVO Energy Interaction by Spherical Coordinates. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/01932691.2015.1063064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Sinha-Ray S, Sinha-Ray S, Yarin AL, Pourdeyhimi B. Application of solution-blown 20–50nm nanofibers in filtration of nanoparticles: The efficient van der Waals collectors. J Memb Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.02.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Bargozin H, Hadadhania RA, Faraji H, Yousefzadeh H. Effect of Rough Nanoparticle Orientation on DLVO Energy Interaction. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/01932691.2014.921189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Lin H, Zhang M, Mei R, Chen J, Hong H. A novel approach for quantitative evaluation of the physicochemical interactions between rough membrane surface and sludge foulants in a submerged membrane bioreactor. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2014; 171:247-252. [PMID: 25203233 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.08.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2014] [Revised: 08/12/2014] [Accepted: 08/16/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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This study proposed a novel approach for quantitative evaluation of the physicochemical interactions between a particle and rough surface. The approach adopts the composite Simpson's rule to numerically calculate the double integrals in the surface element integration of these physicochemical interactions. The calculation could be achieved by a MATLAB program based on this approach. This approach was then applied to assess the physicochemical interactions between rough membrane surface and sludge foulants in a submerged membrane bioreactor (MBR). The results showed that, as compared with smooth membrane surface, rough membrane surface had a much lower strength of interactions with sludge foulants. Meanwhile, membrane surface morphology significantly affected the strength and properties of the interactions. This study showed that the newly developed approach was feasible, and could serve as a primary tool for investigating membrane fouling in MBRs.
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- Hongjun Lin
- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China.
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- Environmental Science Research and Design Institute of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310007, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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Yu C, Ma J, Zhang J, Lou J, Wen D, Li Q. Modulating particle adhesion with micro-patterned surfaces. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2014; 6:8199-8207. [PMID: 24773375 DOI: 10.1021/am500887w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We report the first experimental study on the modulation of adhesion force distribution by surface micro-patterns and its impact on particle attachment. The effect of substratum topography on particle adhesion was evaluated using well-defined microscopic surface patterns consisting of orthogonal arrays of cuboid pillars or pits with different sizes and spacing fabricated by the conventional photolithography and reactive ion etching (RIE). Adhesion of carboxyl modified poly(styrene-co-acrylic-acid) particles of 6 μm in diameter under favorable deposition conditions was found to be markedly lower on all the micro-patterned surfaces compared with that on the smooth control surface, and particle adhesion depended on the characteristic dimensions of the surface micro-structures relative to the particle size. Particle adhesion was minimal when the pillar cross-sectional dimension was below a critical value close to the diameter of the particle while the spacing between pillars was less important. Meanwhile, particles adhered displayed unique distribution on the micro-patterned surfaces. The majority of particles preferentially adhered on or close to the edge of the pillars (in the valley). Atomic force microscopy measurements using a colloidal probe revealed that the surface features strongly modulated the spatial and probability distribution of adhesion forces on the micro-patterned surfaces. Micro-sized pillars changed the adhesion force probability distribution from monomodal to bimodal, with significantly reduced maximum adhesion force. This was hypothesized to be responsible for the reduced total particle adhesion.
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- Cong Yu
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University , Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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Perni S, Preedy EC, Prokopovich P. Success and failure of colloidal approaches in adhesion of microorganisms to surfaces. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2014; 206:265-74. [PMID: 24342736 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2013.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2013] [Revised: 11/12/2013] [Accepted: 11/13/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Biofilms are communities of cells attached to surfaces, their contributions to biological process may be either a benefit or a threat depending on the microorganism involved and on the type of substrate and environment. Biofilm formation is a complex series of steps; due to the size of microorganisms, the initial phase of biofilm formation, the bacterial adhesion to the surface, has been studied and modeled using theories developed in colloidal science. In this review the application of approaches such as Derjaguin, Landau, Verwey, Overbeek (DLVO) theory and its extended version (xDLVO), to bacterial adhesion is described along with the suitability and applicability of such approaches to the investigation of the interface phenomena regulating cells adhesion. A further refinement of the xDLVO theory encompassing the brush model is also discussed. Finally, the evidences of phenomena neglected in colloidal approaches, such as surface heterogeneity and fluid flow, likely to be the source of failure are defined.
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Quantification of the interaction between biomaterial surfaces and bacteria by 3-D modeling. Acta Biomater 2014; 10:267-75. [PMID: 24071002 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2013.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2013] [Revised: 08/20/2013] [Accepted: 09/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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It is general knowledge that bacteria/surface interactions depend on the surface topography. However, this well-known dependence has so far not been included in the modeling efforts. We propose a model for calculating interaction energies between spherical bacteria and arbitrarily structured 3-D surfaces, combining the Derjaguin, Landau, Verwey, Overbeek theory and an extended surface element integration method. The influence of roughness on the interaction (for otherwise constant parameters, e.g. surface chemistry, bacterial hydrophobicity) is quantified, demonstrating that common experimental approaches which consider amplitude parameters of the surface topography but which ignore spacing parameters fail to adequately describe the influence of surface roughness on bacterial adhesion. The statistical roughness profile parameters arithmetic average height (representing an amplitude parameter) and peak density (representing a spacing parameter) both exert a distinct influence on the interaction energy. The influence of peak density on the interaction energy increases with decreasing arithmetic average height and contributes significantly to the total interaction energy with an arithmetic average height below 70 nm. With the aid of the proposed model, different sensitivity ranges of the interaction between rough surfaces and bacteria are identified. On the nanoscale, the spacing parameter of the surface dominates the interaction, whereas on the microscale the amplitude parameter adopts the governing role.
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Shen C, Lazouskaya V, Zhang H, Li B, Jin Y, Huang Y. Influence of surface chemical heterogeneity on attachment and detachment of microparticles. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2013.04.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Water repellency enhances the deposition of negatively charged hydrophilic colloids in a water-saturated sand matrix. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2013.04.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Borghi F, Vyas V, Podestà A, Milani P. Nanoscale roughness and morphology affect the IsoElectric Point of titania surfaces. PLoS One 2013; 8:e68655. [PMID: 23874708 PMCID: PMC3712945 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2013] [Accepted: 05/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We report on the systematic investigation of the role of surface nanoscale roughness and morphology on the charging behaviour of nanostructured titania (TiO2) surfaces in aqueous solutions. IsoElectric Points (IEPs) of surfaces have been characterized by direct measurement of the electrostatic double layer interactions between titania surfaces and the micrometer-sized spherical silica probe of an atomic force microscope in NaCl aqueous electrolyte. The use of a colloidal probe provides well-defined interaction geometry and allows effectively probing the overall effect of nanoscale morphology. By using supersonic cluster beam deposition to fabricate nanostructured titania films, we achieved a quantitative control over the surface morphological parameters. We performed a systematical exploration of the electrical double layer properties in different interaction regimes characterized by different ratios of characteristic nanometric lengths of the system: the surface rms roughness Rq, the correlation length ξ and the Debye length λD. We observed a remarkable reduction by several pH units of IEP on rough nanostructured surfaces, with respect to flat crystalline rutile TiO2. In order to explain the observed behavior of IEP, we consider the roughness-induced self-overlap of the electrical double layers as a potential source of deviation from the trend expected for flat surfaces.
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- Francesca Borghi
- Interdisciplinary Centre for Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces (C.I.Ma.I.Na.) and Dept. of Physics, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Centre for Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces (C.I.Ma.I.Na.) and Dept. of Physics, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
- European School of Molecular Medicine (SEMM), IFOM-IEO Campus, Milano, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Centre for Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces (C.I.Ma.I.Na.) and Dept. of Physics, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Centre for Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces (C.I.Ma.I.Na.) and Dept. of Physics, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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Sefrioui N, Ahmadi A, Omari A, Bertin H. Numerical simulation of retention and release of colloids in porous media at the pore scale. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2013.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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