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Gao H, Xing Z, Liu J, Chen X, Zhou N, Zheng Y, Tang L, Jin L, Gao J, Meng Z. Bioinspired Photoelectronic Synergy Coating with Antifogging and Antibacterial Properties. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:10589-10599. [PMID: 38728854 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c00455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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Optically transparent glass with antifogging and antibacterial properties is in high demand for endoscopes, goggles, and medical display equipment. However, many of the previously reported coatings have limitations in terms of long-term antifogging and efficient antibacterial properties, environmental friendliness, and versatility. In this study, inspired by catfish and sphagnum moss, a novel photoelectronic synergy antifogging and antibacterial coating was prepared by cross-linking polyethylenimine-modified titanium dioxide (PEI-TiO2), polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), and poly(acrylic acid) (PAA). The as-prepared coating could remain fog-free under hot steam for more than 40 min. The experimental results indicate that the long-term antifogging properties are due to the water absorption and spreading characteristics. Moreover, the organic-inorganic hybrid of PEI and TiO2 was first applied to enhance the antibacterial performance. The Staphylococcus aureus and the Escherichia coli growth inhibition rates of the as-prepared coating reached 97 and 96% respectively. A photoelectronic synergy antifogging and antibacterial mechanism based on the positive electrical and photocatalytic properties of PEI-TiO2 was proposed. This investigation provides insight into designing multifunctional bioinspired surface materials to realize antifogging and antibacterial that can be applied to medicine and daily lives.
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- Hanpeng Gao
- School of Electrical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. China
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education), Jilin University, Changchun 130022, P. R. China
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- Department of Nursing, First Hospital of Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066000, P. R. China
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- Department of Nursing, First Hospital of Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066000, P. R. China
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- Department of Nursing, First Hospital of Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066000, P. R. China
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- Department of Nursing, First Hospital of Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066000, P. R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, First Hospital of Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066000, P. R. China
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- Department of Nursing, First Hospital of Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066000, P. R. China
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. China
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Hydrodynamic interactions between charged and uncharged Brownian colloids at a fluid-fluid interface. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 628:931-945. [PMID: 36037716 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.08.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS The cluster formation and self-assembly of floating colloids at a fluid/fluid interface is a delicate force balance involving deterministic lateral interaction forces, viscous resistance to relative colloid motion along the surface and thermal (Brownian) fluctuations. As the colloid dimensions get smaller, thermal forces and associated drag forces become important and can affect the self assembly into ordered patterns and crystal structures that are the starting point for various materials applications. NUMERICS Langevin dynamic simulations for particle pairs straddling a liquid-liquid interface with a high viscosity contrast are presented to describe the lateral interfacial assembly of particles in Brownian and non-Brownian dominated regimes. These simulations incorporate capillary attraction, electrostatic repulsion, thermal fluctuations and hydrodynamic interactions (HI) between particles (including the effect of the particle immersion depth). Simulation results are presented for neutrally wetted particles which form a contact angle θ=900 at the interface. FINDINGS The simulation results suggest that clustering, fractal growth and particle ordering become favorable outcomes at critically large values of the Pe numbers, while smaller Pe numbers exhibit higher probabilities of final configurations where particle motion remains uncorrelated in space and particle pairs are found to be more widely separated especially upon the introduction of HI.
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Qiao Y, Ma X, Liu Z, Manno MA, Keim NC, Cheng X. Tuning the rheology and microstructure of particle-laden fluid interfaces with Janus particles. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 618:241-247. [PMID: 35339960 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.03.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Revised: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS Particle-laden fluid interfaces are the central component of many natural and engineering systems. Understanding the mechanical properties and improving the stability of such interfaces are of great practical importance. Janus particles, a special class of heterogeneous colloids, might be used as an effective surface-active agent to control the assembly and interfacial rheology of particle-laden fluid interfaces. EXPERIMENTS Using a custom-built interfacial stress rheometer, we explore the effect of Janus particle additives on the interfacial rheology and microscopic structure of particle-laden fluid interfaces. FINDINGS We find that the addition of a small amount of platinum-polystyrene (Pt-PS) Janus particles within a monolayer of PS colloids (1:40 number ratio) can lead to more than an order-of-magnitude increase in surface moduli with enhanced elasticity, which improves the stability of the interface. This drastic change in interfacial rheology is associated with the formation of local particle clusters surrounding each Janus particle. We further explain the origin of local particle clusters by considering the interparticle interactions at the interface. Our experiments reveal the effect of local particle structures on the macroscopic rheological behaviors of particle monolayers and demonstrate a new way to tune the microstructure and mechanical properties of particle-laden fluid interfaces.
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- Yiming Qiao
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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Lobel BT, Hobson MJ, Ireland PM, Webber GB, Thomas CA, Ogino H, Fujii S, Wanless EJ. Interparticle Repulsion of Microparticles Delivered to a Pendent Drop by an Electric Field. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:670-679. [PMID: 34968053 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c02507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We report an unusually large spacing observed between microparticles after delivery to the surface of a pendent water droplet using a DC nonuniform electrostatic field, primarily via dielectrophoresis. The influence of particle properties was investigated using core particles, which were either coated or surface-modified to alter their wettability and conductivity. Particles that exhibited this spacing were both hydrophobic and possessed some dielectric material exposed to the external field, such as a coating or exposed dielectric core. The origin of this behavior is proposed to be the induced dipole-dipole repulsion between particles, which increases with particle size and decreases when the magnitude of the electric field is reduced. When the particles were no longer subjected to an external field, this large interparticle repulsion ceased and the particles settled to the bottom of the droplet under the force of gravity. We derive a simple model to predict this spacing, with the dipole-dipole repulsion balanced against particle weight. The external electric field was calculated using the existing electric field models. The spacing was found to be dependent on particle density and the induced dipole moment as well as the number of particles present on the droplet interface. As the number of particles increased, a decrease in interparticle spacing was observed.
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- Benjamin T Lobel
- College of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia
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- College of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia
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- College of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia
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- College of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia
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- College of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka Institute of Technology, 5-16-1 Omiya, Asahi-ku, Osaka 535-8585, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka Institute of Technology, 5-16-1 Omiya, Asahi-ku, Osaka 535-8585, Japan
- Nanomaterials Microdevices Research Center, Osaka Institute of Technology, 5-16-1 Omiya, Asahi-ku, Osaka 535-8585, Japan
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- College of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia
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Nandy M, Lahiri BB, Philip J. Inter-droplet force between magnetically polarizable Pickering oil-in-water nanoemulsions stabilized with γ-Al 2O 3 nanoparticles: Role of electrostatic and electric dipolar interactions. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 607:1671-1686. [PMID: 34592554 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS The presence of nanoparticles at oil-water interface influences the interaction forces between Pickering emulsions. When charged nanoparticles are at the oil-water interface of an electrostatically stabilized emulsion, in addition to the screened Coulombic interaction, electric dipolar force also influences the total inter-droplet force profiles. An in-depth understanding of the effects of such electric dipolar forces is essential for designing colloidally stable Pickering nanoemulsions for various applications. EXPERIMENTS Inter-droplet forces between γ-Al2O3 nanoparticle stabilized oil-in-water nanoemulsion, containing superparamagnetic nanoparticles (magnetically polarizable) in the oil phase, are measured using the magnetic-chaining technique at different pH and salt concentrations. The role of mono-, di- and tri-valent salts on the inter-droplet force profiles are assessed. FINDINGS Force measurement studies reveal a lowering of inter-droplet spacing, within the linear chains, for higher salt concentrations due to an increased screening. Strong interfacial attachment of the charged nanoparticles results in the formation of an asymmetric charge cloud leading to an electric dipolar interaction. Incorporating the contributions of electric dipolar and screened Coulombic interactions, the theoretically estimated total repulsive force magnitudes are in good agreement with the experimental data. The obtained results offer better insights into the nature of colloidal force between charged particle stabilized nanoemulsions.
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- Manali Nandy
- Smart Materials Section, Corrosion Science and Technology Division, Materials Characterization Group, Metallurgy and Materials Group, HBNI, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu 603102, India
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- Smart Materials Section, Corrosion Science and Technology Division, Materials Characterization Group, Metallurgy and Materials Group, HBNI, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu 603102, India.
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- Smart Materials Section, Corrosion Science and Technology Division, Materials Characterization Group, Metallurgy and Materials Group, HBNI, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu 603102, India
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Sticky-probe active microrheology: Part 2. The influence of attractions on non-Newtonian flow. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 562:293-306. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.11.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Revised: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 11/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In situ X-ray scattering observation of two-dimensional interfacial colloidal crystallization. Nat Commun 2018; 9:1335. [PMID: 29626195 PMCID: PMC5889402 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03767-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2017] [Accepted: 03/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Charged colloids at interfaces hold such a simple configuration that their interactions are supposed to be fully elucidated in the framework of classical electrostatics, yet the mysterious existence of attractive forces between these like-charged particles has puzzled the scientific community for decades. Here, we perform the in situ grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering study of the dynamic self-assembling process of two-dimensional interfacial colloids. This approach allows simultaneous monitoring of the in-plane structure and ordering and the out-of-plane immersion depth variation. Upon compression, the system undergoes multiple metastable intermediate states before the stable hexagonal close-packed monolayer forms under van der Waals attraction. Remarkably, the immersion depth of colloidal particles is found to increase as the interparticle distance decreases. Numerical simulations demonstrate the interface around a colloid is deformed by the electrostatic force from its neighboring particles, which induces the long-range capillary attraction. Colloids adsorbed at fluid interfaces can self-assemble into crystal, but the detail remains largely unknown due to experimental challenges. Using in situ X-ray scattering, Wu et al. show that out-of-plane electrostatic force induces in-plane capillary attraction between like-charged particles.
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Lim JH, Kim JY, Kang DW, Choi KH, Lee SJ, Im SH, Park BJ. Heterogeneous Capillary Interactions of Interface-Trapped Ellipsoid Particles Using the Trap-Release Method. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:384-394. [PMID: 29232143 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Heterogeneous capillary interactions between ellipsoid particles at the oil-water interface were measured via optical laser tweezers. Two trapped particles were aligned in either tip-to-tip (tt) or side-to-side (ss) configurations via the double-trap method and were released from the optical traps, leading to particle-particle attractions due to the capillary forces caused by quadrupolar interface deformation. On the basis of image analysis and calculations of the Stokes drag force, the capillary interactions between two ellipsoid particles with the same aspect ratio (E) were found to vary with the particle pairs that were measured, indicating that the interactions were nondeterministic or heterogeneous. Heterogeneous capillary interactions could be attributed to undulation of the interface meniscus due to chemical and/or geometric particle heterogeneity. The power law exponent for the capillary interaction Ucap ≈ r-β was found to be β ≈ 4 and was independent of the aspect ratio and particle configuration in long-range separations. Additionally, with regard to the tt configuration, the magnitude of the capillary force proportionally increased with the E value (E > 1) when two ellipsoid particles approached each other in the tt configuration.
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- Jin Hyun Lim
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyung Hee University , Yongin 17104, South Korea
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- Department of Polymer Engineering, The University of Suwon , Hwaseong, Gyeonggi 18323, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyung Hee University , Yongin 17104, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyung Hee University , Yongin 17104, South Korea
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- Department of Polymer Engineering, The University of Suwon , Hwaseong, Gyeonggi 18323, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University , Seoul 02841, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyung Hee University , Yongin 17104, South Korea
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Kang DW, Lee M, Kim KH, Xia M, Im SH, Park BJ. Electrostatic interactions between particles through heterogeneous fluid phases. SOFT MATTER 2017; 13:6647-6658. [PMID: 28926066 DOI: 10.1039/c7sm01309d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We investigated the electrostatic interactions between particles acting through heterogeneous fluid phases. An oil lens system floating on the surface of water was used to trap particles at different fluid-fluid interfaces. The inner particles are located at the centrosymmetrically curved oil-water interface inside the oil lens while satellite particles are located at the curved air-water interface, separated by a particular distance from the triple phase boundary. The satellite particles are likely to be captured in an energy minimum state due to electrostatic repulsions by the inner particles balanced with the gravity-induced potential energy. As the size of the oil lens decreases upon evaporation, the satellite particles escape from the gravitational confinement at a critical moment. The self-potential values of the inner particles and the satellite particles were calculated by employing an energy balance and the experimentally obtained geometric parameter values. It was found that the self-potential values of the inner particles decrease as oil evaporates over time and that the magnitude of the self-potential of the satellite particles is a hundred times larger than that of the inner particles. These results demonstrate significant effects of the thickness and shape of the nonpolar superphase on the electrostatic interactions between the particles trapped at different fluid-fluid interfaces.
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- Dong Woo Kang
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 17104, South Korea.
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Lotito V, Zambelli T. Approaches to self-assembly of colloidal monolayers: A guide for nanotechnologists. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2017; 246:217-274. [PMID: 28669390 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2017.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2016] [Revised: 04/04/2017] [Accepted: 04/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Self-assembly of quasi-spherical colloidal particles in two-dimensional (2D) arrangements is essential for a wide range of applications from optoelectronics to surface engineering, from chemical and biological sensing to light harvesting and environmental remediation. Several self-assembly approaches have flourished throughout the years, with specific features in terms of complexity of the implementation, sensitivity to process parameters, characteristics of the final colloidal assembly. Selecting the proper method for a given application amidst the vast literature in this field can be a challenging task. In this review, we present an extensive classification and comparison of the different techniques adopted for 2D self-assembly in order to provide useful guidelines for scientists approaching this field. After an overview of the main applications of 2D colloidal assemblies, we describe the main mechanisms underlying their formation and introduce the mathematical tools commonly used to analyse their final morphology. Subsequently, we examine in detail each class of self-assembly techniques, with an explanation of the physical processes intervening in crystallization and a thorough investigation of the technical peculiarities of the different practical implementations. We point out the specific characteristics of the set-ups and apparatuses developed for self-assembly in terms of complexity, requirements, reproducibility, robustness, sensitivity to process parameters and morphology of the final colloidal pattern. Such an analysis will help the reader to individuate more easily the approach more suitable for a given application and will draw the attention towards the importance of the details of each implementation for the final results.
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Dani A, Keiser G, Yeganeh M, Maldarelli C. Hydrodynamics of Particles at an Oil-Water Interface. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2015; 31:13290-302. [PMID: 26488685 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b02146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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This study is a theoretical and experimental investigation of the hydrodynamics of the mutual approach of two floating spherical particles moving along an oil-water interface. An analytical expression is obtained for the (inertialess) Stokes drag for an isolated particle translating on a flat interface as a function of the immersion depth into the water phase for the case in which the viscosity of the oil is much larger than that of the water. An approximation for the viscous drag due to the mutual approach of identical spheres is formulated as the product of the isolated drag multiplied by the resistance of approaching spheres in an infinite medium. Experiments are undertaken on the capillary attraction of large, millimeter-sized Teflon spheres floating at the interface between a very viscous oil and water. With the use of image visualization and particle tracking, the separation distance as a function of time [[Formula: see text](t)] is measured along with the immersion depth and predicted by setting the capillary attraction force equal to the viscous drag resistance. The excellent agreement validates the approximating formula.
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- Archit Dani
- The Benjamin Levich Institute for PhysicoChemical Hydrodynamics and Department of Chemical Engineering, The City College of New York , 140 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031, United States
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- ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company , Annandale, NJ 08801, United States
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- ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company , Annandale, NJ 08801, United States
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- The Benjamin Levich Institute for PhysicoChemical Hydrodynamics and Department of Chemical Engineering, The City College of New York , 140 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031, United States
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Silverberg GJ, Pearce P, Vecitis CD. Controlling self-assembly of reduced graphene oxide at the air-water interface: quantitative evidence for long-range attractive and many-body interactions. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2015; 7:3807-3815. [PMID: 25611882 DOI: 10.1021/am5087984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Industrial-scale applications of two-dimensional materials are currently limited due to lack of a cost-effective and controlled synthesis method for large-area monolayer films. Self-assembly at fluid interfaces is one promising method. Here, we present a quantitative analysis of the forces governing reduced graphene oxide (rGO) assembly at the air-water interface using two unique approaches: area-based radial distribution functions and a theoretical Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) interaction potential for disks interacting edge-to-edge. rGO aggregates at the air-water interface when the subphase ionic strength results in a Debye screening length equal to the rGO thickness (∼1 mM NaCl), which is consistent with the DLVO interaction potential. At lower ionic strengths, area-based radial distribution functions indicate that rGO-rGO interactions at the air-water interface are dominated by long-range (tens of microns) attractive and many-body repulsive forces. The attractive forces are electrostatic in nature; that is, the force is weakened by minor increases in ionic strength. A quantitative understanding of rGO-rGO interactions at the air-water interface may allow for rational synthesis of large-area atomically thin films that have potential for planar electronics and membranes.
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- Gregory J Silverberg
- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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Geisel K, Isa L, Richtering W. The Compressibility of pH-Sensitive Microgels at the Oil-Water Interface: Higher Charge Leads to Less Repulsion. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201402254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Geisel K, Isa L, Richtering W. The Compressibility of pH-Sensitive Microgels at the Oil-Water Interface: Higher Charge Leads to Less Repulsion. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014; 53:4905-9. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201402254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Petkov PV, Danov KD, Kralchevsky PA. Surface pressure isotherm for a monolayer of charged colloidal particles at a water/nonpolar-fluid interface: experiment and theoretical model. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2014; 30:2768-78. [PMID: 24559373 DOI: 10.1021/la500126d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Monolayers from electrically charged micrometer-sized silica particles, spread on the air/water interface, are investigated. Because of the electrostatic repulsion, the distances between the particles are considerably greater than their diameters, i.e., we are dealing with nondensely packed interfacial layers. The electrostatic repulsion between the particles occurs through the air phase. Surface pressure vs area isotherms were measured by Langmuir trough, and the monolayers' morphology was monitored by microscope. The mean area per particle is determined by Delaunay triangulation and Voronoi diagrams. In terms of mean area, the surface pressure for monolayers from polydisperse and monodisperse particles obeys the same law. The experiments show that Π ∝ L(-3) at large L, where Π is the surface pressure and L is the mean interparticle distance. A theoretical cell model is developed, which predicts not only the aforementioned asymptotic law but also the whole Π(L) dependence. The model presumes a periodic distribution of the surface charge density, which induces a corresponding electric field in the air phase. Then, the Maxwell pressure tensor of the electric field in the air phase is calculated and integrated according to the Bakker's formula to determine the surface pressure. Thus, all collective effects from the electrostatic interparticle interactions are taken into account as well as the effects from the particle finite size. By evaporation of water, the particle monolayers are deposited on a solid substrate placed on the bottom of the trough. The electrostatic interparticle repulsion is strong enough to withstand the attractive lateral capillary immersion forces that are operative during the drying of the monolayer on the substrate. The obtained experimental results and the developed theoretical model can be useful for prediction and control of the properties of nondensely packed interfacial monolayers from charged particles that find applications for producing micropatterned surfaces.
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- Plamen V Petkov
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University , 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Danov KD, Kralchevsky PA. Forces acting on dielectric colloidal spheres at a water/nonpolar fluid interface in an external electric field. 2. Charged particles. J Colloid Interface Sci 2013; 405:269-77. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2013.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2013] [Accepted: 05/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Trapping energy of a spherical particle on a curved liquid interface. J Colloid Interface Sci 2013; 405:249-55. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2013.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2013] [Revised: 03/28/2013] [Accepted: 04/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Forces acting on dielectric colloidal spheres at a water/nonpolar-fluid interface in an external electric field. 1. Uncharged particles. J Colloid Interface Sci 2013; 405:278-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2013.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2013] [Revised: 05/03/2013] [Accepted: 05/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Shrestha A, Bohinc K, May S. Immersion depth of positively versus negatively charged nanoparticles at the air-water interface: a Poisson-Boltzmann model. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:14301-14307. [PMID: 22970716 DOI: 10.1021/la303177f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Electrostatic interactions affect the immersion depth of charged nanoparticles that are trapped at an air-water interface. Recent experiments indicate that upon adding salt negatively charged nanoparticles penetrate deeper into the aqueous phase, whereas positively charged nanoparticles exhibit opposite behavior. It has been proposed that this unexpected lack of invariance with respect to the nanoparticle's charge reversal is caused by a negative surface potential of the air-water interface. To support this hypothesis, we have performed detailed calculations based on nonlinear Poisson-Boltzmann theory of individual spherical particles that are either negatively or positively charged and reside at the interface between air and water. The nanoparticles possess dissociable surface groups that become charged when exposed to the aqueous environment. We calculate the optimal immersion depth from a numerical minimization of the total free energy, which we express as the sum of a surface tension term and an electrostatic contribution. In all calculations we fix the surface potential at the air-water surface at -50 mV. In qualitative agreement with recent experiments, our model predicts opposite behaviors of negatively versus positively charged nanoparticles: adding salt increases/decreases the water immersion depth of negatively/positively charged nanoparticles.
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- Ahis Shrestha
- Department of Physics, North Dakota State University, P.O. Box 6050, Fargo, North Dakota 58108, United States
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McNamee CE, Yamamoto S, Butt HJ, Higashitani K. A straightforward way to form close-packed TiO2 particle monolayers at an air/water interface. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2011; 27:887-894. [PMID: 21188989 DOI: 10.1021/la102893x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The aim of this study was to analyze if and how monolayers of TiO(2) particles could be directly formed at the air/water interface and if these monolayers could be transferred to a solid surface. TiO(2) particles with diameters of 300 nm, 500 nm, 1 μm, 5 μm, 10 μm, and 20 μm formed stable monolayers at pH 2. At low surface pressures, the particles formed small two-dimensional aggregates. Particles up to a radius of 5 μm displayed close packing at increased surface pressures. Particles of 10 μm radius formed a loose network, which is attributed to the strong adhesion caused by the weight-induced lateral capillary attraction. Every monolayer of particles could be transformed to a solid surface by the Langmuir-Blodgett deposition. At pH 6 or 11, the particles did not form stable monolayers at the air/water interface. They were instead dispersed in the aqueous phase and eventually sank to the bottom of the trough. At pH 11 the monolayer could, however, be stabilized by the addition of salt (0.5 M NaCl). The results are interpreted based on a changed wettability of the particles depending on pH and salt concentration.
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- Cathy E McNamee
- Shinshu University, Tokida 3-15-1, Ueda-shi, Nagano-ken 386-8567, Japan.
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Ma H, Dai LL. Particle self-assembly in ionic liquid-in-water Pickering emulsions. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2011; 27:508-512. [PMID: 21166452 DOI: 10.1021/la103828x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We report the self-assembly of a single species or a binary mixture of microparticles in ionic liquid-in-water Pickering emulsions, with emphases on the interfacial self-assembled particle structure and the partitioning preference of free particles in the dispersed and continuous phases. The particles form monolayers at ionic liquid-water interfaces and are close-packed on fully covered emulsion droplets or aggregated on partially covered droplets. In contrast to those at oil-water interfaces, no long-range-ordered colloidal lattices are observed. Interestingly, other than equilibrating at the ionic liquid-water interfaces, the microparticles also exhibit a partitioning preference in the dispersed and continuous phases: the sulfate-treated polystyrene (S-PS) and aldehyde-sulfate-treated polystyrene (AS-PS) microparticles are extracted to the ionic liquid phase with a high extraction efficiency, whereas the amine-treated polystyrene (A-PS) microparticles remain in the water phase.
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- Huan Ma
- School for Engineering of Matter, Transport, and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
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Millett PC, Wang YU. Diffuse-interface field approach to modeling arbitrarily-shaped particles at fluid–fluid interfaces. J Colloid Interface Sci 2011; 353:46-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2010.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2010] [Revised: 08/10/2010] [Accepted: 09/06/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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