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Saffari Z, Sepahi M, Ahangari-Cohan R, Khoobi M, Hamidi-Fard M, Ghavidel A, Aghasadeghi MR, Norouzian D. A quartz crystal microbalance biosensor based on polyethylenimine-modified gold electrode to detect hepatitis B biomarker. Anal Biochem 2023; 661:114981. [PMID: 36400147 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2022.114981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Biomarkers-based QCM-biosensors are suitable tools for the label-free detection of infectious diseases. In the current study, a QCM-biosensor was developed for the detection of HBsAg. Briefly, anti-HBsAg antibodies were covalently bound to the primary amines after PEI and thiolated-PEI surface modifications of gold-electrode. After RSM optimization, the statistical analysis revealed no significant difference between the immobilization yields of modified layers. Therefore, the PEI-modified QCM-biosensor was selected for further analysis. The PEI-surface was evaluated by FESEM, AFM, ATR-FTIR, and CA measurement. The surface hydrophilicity and its roughness were increased after PEI-coating. Also, FTIR confirmed the PEI-layering on the gold-surface. RSM optimization increased the antibody immobilization yield up to 80%. The QCM-biosensor showed noteworthy results with a wide dynamic range of 1-1 × 103 ng/mL, LOD of 3.14 ng/mL, LOQ of 9.52 ng/mL, and detection capability in human-sera, which were comparable with the ELISA. The mean accuracy of the QCM-biosensor was obtained at 91% when measured by the spike recovery test using human-sera. The biosensor was completely regenerated using 50 mM NaOH and 1% SDS. The benefits provided by the developed biosensor such as broad dynamic range, sensitivity, selectivity, stability, regenerate ability, and low cost suggest its potential application for the non-invasive and timely monitoring of HBV-biomarker.
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- Zahra Saffari
- Nanobiotechnology Department, New Technologies Research Group, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Nanobiotechnology Department, New Technologies Research Group, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Nanobiotechnology Department, New Technologies Research Group, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Departments of Radio Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Medical Biomaterials Research Center (MBRC), Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Physics Department, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Hepatitis and AIDS Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran; Viral Vaccine Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
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- Nanobiotechnology Department, New Technologies Research Group, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
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Li C, Zhang H. Surface nanobubbles and their roles in flotation of fine particles – A review. J IND ENG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2021.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Bu X, Alheshibri M. The effect of ultrasound on bulk and surface nanobubbles: A review of the current status. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2021; 76:105629. [PMID: 34147917 PMCID: PMC8220399 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The generation, and stability of nanobubbles are of particular interest for fundamental research and have potential application in numerous fields. Several attempts were made in the literature to produce nanobubbles through acoustic cavitation. However, the generation and stability mechanisms of nanobubbles in the acoustic field are unclear. Here, we review the effect of ultrasound parameters on bulk nanobubbles and surface nanobubbles. On this basis, we discuss the proposed generation and stability mechanisms of nanobubbles from the perspective of transient and stable acoustic cavitation. Moreover, we propose some future research directions for a deeper understanding of the role of ultrasound in the generation and stability of nanobubbles.
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- Xiangning Bu
- Key Laboratory of Coal Processing and Efficient Utilization of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Deanship of Preparatory Year and Supporting Studies, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia; Basic & Applied Scientific Research Center, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.
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Bussonnière A, Liu Q, Tsai PA. Cavitation Nuclei Regeneration in a Water-Particle Suspension. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020; 124:034501. [PMID: 32031863 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.124.034501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2018] [Revised: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Bubble nucleation in water induced by boiling, gas supersaturation, or cavitation usually originates from preexisting gas cavities trapped into solid defects. Even though the destabilization of such gas pockets, called nuclei, has been extensively studied, little is known on the nuclei dynamic. Here, nuclei of water-particle suspensions are excited by acoustic cavitation, and their dynamic is investigated by monitoring the cavitation probability over several thousand pulses. A stable and reproducible cavitation probability emerges after a few thousand pulses and depends on particle concentration, hydrophobicity, and dissolved gas content. Our observations indicate that a stable nuclei distribution is reached at a later time, different from previously reported nuclei depletion in early time. This apparent paradox is elucidated by varying the excitation rate, where the cavitation activity increases with the repetition period, indicating that the nuclei depletion is balanced by spontaneous nucleation or growth of nuclei. A model of this self-supporting generation of nuclei suggests an origin from dissolved gas adsorption on surfaces. The method developed can be utilized to further understand the spontaneous formation and distribution of nanosized bubbles on heterogeneous surfaces.
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- Adrien Bussonnière
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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Recent advances in studies of bubble-solid interactions and wetting film stability. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2019.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Theodorakis PE, Che Z. Surface nanobubbles: Theory, simulation, and experiment. A review. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019; 272:101995. [PMID: 31394435 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2019.101995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2019] [Revised: 07/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Surface nanobubbles (NBs) are stable gaseous phases in liquids that form at the interface with solid substrates. They have been particularly intriguing for their high stability that contradicts theoretical expectations and their potential relevance for many technological applications. Here, we present the current state of the art in this research area by discussing and contrasting main results obtained from theory, simulation and experiment, and presenting their limitations. We also provide future perspectives anticipating that this review will stimulate further studies in the research area of surface NBs.
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Adsorption behaviour of surfactant-nanoparticles at the gas-liquid interface: Influence of the alkane chain length. Chem Eng Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2019.05.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Vaziri Hassas B, Jin J, Dang LX, Wang X, Miller JD. Attachment, Coalescence, and Spreading of Carbon Dioxide Nanobubbles at Pyrite Surfaces. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:14317-14327. [PMID: 30373363 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b02929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Recently, it was reported that using CO2 as a flotation gas increases the flotation of auriferous pyrite from high carbonate gold ores of the Carlin Trend. In this regard, the influence of CO2 on bubble attachment at fresh pyrite surfaces was measured in the absence of collector using an induction timer, and it was found that nitrogen bubble attachment time was significantly reduced from 30 ms to less than 10 ms in CO2 saturated solutions. Details of CO2 bubble attachment at a fresh pyrite surface have been examined by atomic force microscopy (AFM) measurements and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, and the results used to describe the subsequent attachment of a N2 bubble. As found from MD simulations, unlike the attached N2 bubble, which is stable and has a contact angle of about 90°, the CO2 bubble attaches, and spreads, wetting the fresh pyrite surface and forming a multilayer of CO2 molecules, corresponding to a contact angle of almost 180°. These MDS results are complemented by in situ AFM images, which show that, after attachment, CO2 nano-/microbubbles spread to form pancake bubbles at the fresh pyrite surface. In summary, it seems that CO2 bubbles have a propensity to spread, and whether CO2 exists as layers of CO2 molecules (gas pancakes) or as nano-/microbubbles, their presence at the fresh pyrite surface subsequently facilitates film rupture and attachment of millimeter N2 bubbles and, in this way, improves the flotation of pyrite.
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- Behzad Vaziri Hassas
- Department of Metallurgical Engineering, College of Mines and Earth Sciences , University of Utah , 135 South 1460 East, Rm 412 , Salt Lake City , Utah 84112 , United States
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- Department of Metallurgical Engineering, College of Mines and Earth Sciences , University of Utah , 135 South 1460 East, Rm 412 , Salt Lake City , Utah 84112 , United States
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- Chemical and Material Sciences Division , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , 902 Battelle Boulevard , Richland , Washington 99353 , United States
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- Department of Metallurgical Engineering, College of Mines and Earth Sciences , University of Utah , 135 South 1460 East, Rm 412 , Salt Lake City , Utah 84112 , United States
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- Department of Metallurgical Engineering, College of Mines and Earth Sciences , University of Utah , 135 South 1460 East, Rm 412 , Salt Lake City , Utah 84112 , United States
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Zhang X, Manica R, Tang Y, Tchoukov P, Liu Q, Xu Z. Probing Boundary Conditions at Hydrophobic Solid-Water Interfaces by Dynamic Film Drainage Measurement. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:12025-12035. [PMID: 30173510 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b02492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A newly developed dynamic force apparatus was used to determine hydrodynamic boundary conditions of a liquid on a hydrophobic silica surface. For a given approach velocity of bubble to solid surfaces in an electrolyte solution, a reduced dimple formation and faster film drainage were observed by increasing the hydrophobicity of silica surfaces, indicating a significant change in hydrodynamic boundary conditions of water molecules from an immobile to a mobile water-hydrophobic silica interface. By comparing the measured film profiles with the predictions from the Stokes-Reynolds-Young-Laplace model, the slippage boundary condition of water on the hydrophobic silica surface of surface nanoroughness was quantified. Increasing the surface hydrophobicity was found to increase the mobility of water in the thin liquid film, promoting faster drainage of the liquid. For a given hydrophobicity of solids, the mobility of water occurred only above a critical bubble approach velocity and increased with increasing bubble approach velocity. In contrast, similar experiments with hydrophobized mica surfaces showed no-slip boundary condition of water at the molecularly smooth hydrophobic surface. The results collectively suggest that the observed mobility of water with more than 100 nm in thickness on the studied hydrophobic silica surfaces was due to the nanoroughness of hydrophobic surfaces. Such finding sheds light on one possible way of reducing the friction of water on hydrophobic solid surfaces by creating nanostructured surface of nanoroughness.
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- Xurui Zhang
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering , University of Alberta , Edmonton , Alberta T6G 1H9 , Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering , University of Alberta , Edmonton , Alberta T6G 1H9 , Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering , University of Alberta , Edmonton , Alberta T6G 1H9 , Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering , University of Alberta , Edmonton , Alberta T6G 1H9 , Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering , University of Alberta , Edmonton , Alberta T6G 1H9 , Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering , University of Alberta , Edmonton , Alberta T6G 1H9 , Canada
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen 518055 , China
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Chen MY, Jia ZH, Zhang T, Fei YY. Self-transport of underwater bubbles on a microholed hydrophobic surface with gradient wettability. SOFT MATTER 2018; 14:7462-7468. [PMID: 30175356 DOI: 10.1039/c8sm01056k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Manipulation of underwater bubbles is of great importance in both scientific research and industrial applications. In this work, the motion of underwater bubbles on a microholed polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surface with gradient wettability is studied using a high-speed camera. It was found that underwater bubbles self-transported directionally from the smaller area fraction (SAF) to the larger area fraction (LAF) of the surface. Besides, the bubble motion was triggered by an effective depth range from hcr,min to hcr,max. Only the depth of the bubble was within the range when the self-transport motion occurred. Otherwise the bubble would adhere onto the surface eventually. The main cause for the motion is the trapped air inside the microholes, which generates the torque Tb and the retention force Fr driving the bubble directionally. The mathematical model is established to reveal the motion mechanism, which is verified by the experimental results. The outcomes of our work shed new light on the target transportation fields such as drug delivery and submarine gas collection.
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- Meng-Yao Chen
- School of Energy and Power Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200093, China.
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Wei J, Zhang X, Song F, Shao Y. Nanobubbles in confined solution: Generation, contact angle, and stability. J Chem Phys 2018; 148:064704. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5010991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Jiachen Wei
- State Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Engineered Construction and Mechanobiology, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Engineering Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Engineered Construction and Mechanobiology, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Engineering Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Engineering Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Deckers SM, Venken T, Khalesi M, Gebruers K, Baggerman G, Lorgouilloux Y, Shokribousjein Z, Ilberg V, Schönberger C, Titze J, Verachtert H, Michiels C, Neven H, Delcour J, Martens J, Derdelinckx G, De Maeyer M. Combined Modeling and Biophysical Characterisation of CO2 Interaction with Class II Hydrophobins: New Insight into the Mechanism Underpinning Primary Gushing. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF BREWING CHEMISTS 2018. [DOI: 10.1094/asbcj-2012-0905-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Sylvie M. Deckers
- KU Leuven, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems (M2S), and Leuven Food Science and Nutrition Research Centre (LFoRCe), BE-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Department of Chemistry, Division of Chemistry, section: Molecular and Structural Biology, Laboratory for Biomolecular Modelling and BioMacS, BE-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems (M2S), and Leuven Food Science and Nutrition Research Centre (LFoRCe), BE-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems (M2S), and Leuven Food Science and Nutrition Research Centre (LFoRCe), BE-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Facility for Systems Biology based Mass Spectrometry (SyBioMa), BE-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Facility for Systems Biology based Mass Spectrometry (SyBioMa), BE-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems (M2S), and Leuven Food Science and Nutrition Research Centre (LFoRCe), BE-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- Hochschule Weihenstephan-Triesdorf, Fakultät Gartenbau und Lebensmitteltechnologie, D-85350 Freisinig, Germany
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- KU Leuven, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems (M2S), and Leuven Food Science and Nutrition Research Centre (LFoRCe), BE-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- Barth-Haas Group, Barth Innovations, D-90482 Nuremberg, Germany
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- KU Leuven, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems (M2S), and Leuven Food Science and Nutrition Research Centre (LFoRCe), BE-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- National University of Ireland, University College Cork, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Cork, Ireland
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- KU Leuven, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems (M2S), and Leuven Food Science and Nutrition Research Centre (LFoRCe), BE-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems (M2S), and Leuven Food Science and Nutrition Research Centre (LFoRCe), BE-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems (M2S), and Leuven Food Science and Nutrition Research Centre (LFoRCe), BE-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems (M2S), and Leuven Food Science and Nutrition Research Centre (LFoRCe), BE-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems (M2S), and Leuven Food Science and Nutrition Research Centre (LFoRCe), BE-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
- KU Leuven, Department of Chemistry, Division of Chemistry, section: Molecular and Structural Biology, Laboratory for Biomolecular Modelling and BioMacS, BE-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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Heo J, Jeong H, Hong J. CO2 bubble assisted layer-by-layer self-assembly of graphene oxide multilayer film. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2017.08.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Yuan J, Duan J, Li W, Saint CP, Mulcahy D. Evaluation of Methylated Silica Solid-Phase Extraction Sorbent to Retain a Surfactant in the Detection of Pesticides in Water Using Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Chromatographia 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10337-016-3233-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Alheshibri M, Qian J, Jehannin M, Craig VSJ. A History of Nanobubbles. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:11086-11100. [PMID: 27594543 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b02489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 239] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We follow the history of nanobubbles from the earliest experiments pointing to their existence to recent years. We cover the effect of Laplace pressure on the thermodynamic stability of nanobubbles and why this implies that nanobubbles are thermodynamically never stable. Therefore, understanding bubble stability becomes a consideration of the rate of bubble dissolution, so the dominant approach to understanding this is discussed. Bulk nanobubbles (or fine bubbles) are treated separately from surface nanobubbles as this reflects their separate histories. For each class of nanobubbles, we look at the early evidence for their existence, methods for the production and characterization of nanobubbles, evidence that they are indeed gaseous, or otherwise, and theories for their stability. We also look at applications of both surface and bulk nanobubbles.
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- Muidh Alheshibri
- Department of Applied Mathematics, Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University , Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia
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- Department of Applied Mathematics, Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University , Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia
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- Department of Applied Mathematics, Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University , Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia
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- Department of Applied Mathematics, Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University , Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia
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Chen Q, Xu S, Liu Q, Masliyah J, Xu Z. QCM-D study of nanoparticle interactions. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2016; 233:94-114. [PMID: 26546115 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2015.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2015] [Revised: 10/04/2015] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D) has been proven to be a powerful research tool to investigate in situ interactions between nanoparticles and different functionalized surfaces in liquids. QCM-D can also be used to quantitatively determine adsorption kinetics of polymers, DNA and proteins from solutions on various substrate surfaces while providing insights into conformations of adsorbed molecules. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview on various important applications of QCM-D, focusing on deposition of nanoparticles and attachment-detachment of nanoparticles on model membranes in complex fluid systems. We will first describe the working principle of QCM-D and DLVO theory pertinent to understanding nanoparticle deposition phenomena. The interactions between different nanoparticles and functionalized surfaces for different application areas are then critically reviewed. Finally, the potential applications of QCM-D in other important fields are proposed and knowledge gaps are identified.
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Walczyk W, Hain N, Schönherr H. Hydrodynamic effects of the tip movement on surface nanobubbles: a combined tapping mode, lift mode and force volume mode AFM study. SOFT MATTER 2014; 10:5945-5954. [PMID: 24988375 DOI: 10.1039/c4sm01024h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We report on an Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) study of AFM tip-nanobubble interactions in experiments conducted on argon surface nanobubbles on HOPG (highly oriented pyrolytic graphite) in water in tapping mode, lift mode and Force Volume (FV) mode AFM. By subsequent data acquisition on the same nanobubbles in these three different AFM modes, we could directly compare the effect of different tip-sample interactions. The tip-bubble interaction strength was found to depend on the vertical and horizontal position of the tip on the bubble with respect to the bubble center. The interaction forces measured experimentally were in good agreement with the forces calculated using the dynamic interaction model. The strength of the hydrodynamic effect was also found to depend on the direction of the tip movement. It was more pronounced in the FV mode, in which the tip approaches the bubble from the top, than in the lift mode, in which the tip approaches the bubble from the side. This result suggests that the direction of tip movement influences the bubble deformation. The effect should be taken into account when nanobubbles are analysed by AFM in various scanning modes.
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- Wiktoria Walczyk
- Physical Chemistry I, University of Siegen, Department of Chemistry and Biology, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57076 Siegen, Germany.
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Zhang X, Lohse D. Perspectives on surface nanobubbles. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2014; 8:041301. [PMID: 25379084 PMCID: PMC4189128 DOI: 10.1063/1.4891097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2014] [Accepted: 07/13/2014] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Materials of nanoscale size exhibit properties that macroscopic materials often do not have. The same holds for bubbles on the nanoscale: nanoscale gaseous domains on a solid-liquid interface have surprising properties. These include the shape, the long life time, and even superstability. Such so-called surface nanobubbles may have wide applications. This prospective article covers the basic properties of surface nanobubbles and gives several examples of potential nanobubble applications in nanomaterials and nanodevices. For example, nanobubbles can be used as templates or nanostructures in surface functionalization. The nanobubbles produced in situ in a microfluidic system can even induce an autonomous motion of the nanoparticles on which they form. Their formation also has implications for the fluid transport in narrow channels in which they form.
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- Xuehua Zhang
- Surface Science and Engineering Group, School of Civil, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, RMIT University , Melbourne 3001, Australia
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- Physics of Fluids Group, Department of Science and Technology, Mesa+ Institute, and J. M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Dynamics, University of Twente , 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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Walczyk W, Schönherr H. Characterization of the interaction between AFM tips and surface nanobubbles. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2014; 30:7112-7126. [PMID: 24856074 DOI: 10.1021/la501484p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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While the presence of gaseous enclosures observed at various solid-water interfaces, the so-called "surface nanobubles", has been confirmed by many groups in recent years, their formation, properties, and stability have not been convincingly and exhaustively explained. Here we report on an atomic force microscopy (AFM) study of argon nanobubbles on highly oriented pyrolitic graphite (HOPG) in water to elucidate the properties of nanobubble surfaces and the mechanism of AFM tip-nanobubble interaction. In particular, the deformation of the nanobubble-water interface by the AFM tip and the question whether the AFM tip penetrates the nanobubble during scanning were addressed by this combined intermittent contact (tapping) mode and force volume AFM study. We found that the stiffness of nanobubbles was smaller than the cantilever spring constant and comparable with the surface tension of water. The interaction with the AFM tip resulted in severe quasi-linear deformation of the bubbles; however, in the case of tip-bubble attraction, the interface deformed toward the tip. We tested two models of tip-bubble interaction, namely, the capillary force and the dynamic interaction model, and found, depending on the tip properties, good agreement with experimental data. The results showed that the tip-bubble interaction strength and the magnitude of the bubble deformation depend strongly on tip and bubble geometry and on tip and substrate material, and are very sensitive to the presence of contaminations that alter the interfacial tension. In particular, nanobubbles interacted differently with hydrophilic and hydrophobic AFM tips, which resulted in qualitatively and quantitatively different force curves measured on the bubbles in the experiments. To minimize bubble deformation and obtain reliable AFM results, nanobubbles must be measured with a sharp hydrophilic tip and with a cantilever having a very low spring constant in a contamination-free system.
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- Wiktoria Walczyk
- Physical Chemistry I, Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Siegen , Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57076 Siegen, Germany
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Woods BL, Walker RA. pH Effects on Molecular Adsorption and Solvation of p-Nitrophenol at Silica/Aqueous Interfaces. J Phys Chem A 2013; 117:6224-33. [DOI: 10.1021/jp400482v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- B. Lauren Woods
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana
59717, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana
59717, United States
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Nakabayashi S, Shinozaki R, Senda Y, Yoshikawa HY. Hydrogen nanobubble at normal hydrogen electrode. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2013; 25:184008. [PMID: 23598899 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/25/18/184008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Electrochemically formed hydrogen nanobubbles at a platinum rotating disk electrode (RDE) were detected by re-oxidation charge. The dissolution time course of the hydrogen nanobubbles was measured by AFM tapping topography under open-circuit conditions at stationary platinum and gold single-crystal electrodes. The bubble dissolution at platinum was much faster than that at gold because two types of diffusion, bulk and surface diffusion, proceeded at the platinum surface, whereas surface diffusion was prohibited at the gold electrode. These findings indicated that the electrochemical reaction of normal hydrogen electrode partly proceeded heterogeneously on the three-phase boundary around the hydrogen nanobubble.
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- S Nakabayashi
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Saitama University, Sakura-ku, Shimo-okubo, 225, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
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Walczyk W, Schön PM, Schönherr H. The effect of PeakForce tapping mode AFM imaging on the apparent shape of surface nanobubbles. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2013; 25:184005. [PMID: 23598774 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/25/18/184005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Until now, TM AFM (tapping mode or intermittent contact mode atomic force microscopy) has been the most often applied direct imaging technique to analyze surface nanobubbles at the solid-aqueous interface. While the presence and number density of nanobubbles can be unequivocally detected and estimated, it remains unclear how much the a priori invasive nature of AFM affects the apparent shapes and dimensions of the nanobubbles. To be able to successfully address the unsolved questions in this field, the accurate knowledge of the nanobubbles' dimensions, radii of curvature etc is necessary. In this contribution we present a comparative study of surface nanobubbles on HOPG (highly oriented pyrolytic graphite) in water acquired with (i) TM AFM and (ii) the recently introduced PFT (PeakForce tapping) mode, in which the force exerted on the nanobubbles rather than the amplitude of the resonating cantilever is used as the AFM feedback parameter during imaging. In particular, we analyzed how the apparent size and shape of nanobubbles depend on the maximum applied force in PFT AFM. Even for forces as small as 73 pN, the nanobubbles appeared smaller than their true size, which was estimated from an extrapolation of the bubble height to zero applied force. In addition, the size underestimation was found to be more pronounced for larger bubbles. The extrapolated true nanoscopic contact angles for nanobubbles on HOPG, measured in PFT AFM, ranged from 145° to 175° and were only slightly underestimated by scanning with non-zero forces. This result was comparable to the nanoscopic contact angles of 160°-175° measured using TM AFM in the same set of experiments. Both values disagree, in accordance with the literature, with the macroscopic contact angle of water on HOPG, measured here to be 63° ± 2°.
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- Wiktoria Walczyk
- Physical Chemistry I, University of Siegen, Adolf-Reichwein-Straße 2, D-57076 Siegen, Germany
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Walczyk W, Schönherr H. Closer look at the effect of AFM imaging conditions on the apparent dimensions of surface nanobubbles. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2013; 29:620-632. [PMID: 23210847 DOI: 10.1021/la304193d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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To date, TM AFM (tapping mode or intermittent contact mode atomic force microscopy) is the most frequently applied direct imaging technique to visualize surface nanobubbles at the solid-aqueous interface. On one hand, AFM is the only profilometric technique that provides estimates of the bubbles' nanoscopic dimensions. On the other hand, the nanoscopic contact angles of surface nanobubbles estimated from their apparent dimensions that are deduced from AFM "height" images of nanobubbles differ markedly from the macrocopic water contact angles on the identical substrates. Here we show in detail how the apparent bubble height and width of surface nanobubbles on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) depend on the free amplitude of the cantilever oscillations and the amplitude setpoint ratio. (The role of these two AFM imaging parameters and their interdependence has not been studied so far for nanobubbles in a systematic way.) In all experiments, even with optimal scanning parameters, nanobubbles at the HOPG-water interface appeared to be smaller in the AFM images than their true size, which was estimated using a method presented herein. It was also observed that the severity of the underestimate increased with increasing bubble height and radius of curvature. The nanoscopic contact angle of >130° for nanobubbles on HOPG extrapolated to zero interaction force was only slightly overestimated and hence significantly higher than the macroscopic contact angle of water on HOPG (63 ± 2°). Thus, the widely reported contact angle discrepancy cannot be solely attributed to inappropriate AFM imaging conditions.
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- Wiktoria Walczyk
- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Science & Technology, Physical Chemistry I, University of Siegen, 57076 Siegen, Germany
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Belova V, Krasowska M, Wang D, Ralston J, Shchukin DG, Möhwald H. Influence of adsorbed gas at liquid/solid interfaces on heterogeneous cavitation. Chem Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c2sc21321d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Zhang X, Uddin MH, Yang H, Toikka G, Ducker W, Maeda N. Effects of surfactants on the formation and the stability of interfacial nanobubbles. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:10471-7. [PMID: 22765767 DOI: 10.1021/la301851g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Contamination has previously been invoked to explain the flat shape and the long lifetimes of interfacial nanobubbles (INBs). In this study, the effects of surfactants on the formation and the stability of INBs were investigated when surfactants were added to the system before, during, and after the standard solvent exchange procedure (SSEP) for the formation of INBs. The solutions of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) above critical micelle concentration were found to have little effect on the bubble stability. Likewise, cleaning of the substrate with a surfactant solution had little effect. In contrast, addition of a water-insoluble surfactant during the formation dramatically reduced the INBs. Finally, repeated application of SSEP to surfactant-coated substrates progressively rinsed the surfactant off the system. Thus, we found no evidence to support the hypothesis that (1) INBs are stabilized by a layer of insoluble organic contaminant or that (2) SSEP introduces surface-active materials to the system that could stabilize INBs.
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- Xuehua Zhang
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.
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Methodology of non-equilibrium thermodynamics for kinetics research of CO2 capture by ionic liquids. Sci China Chem 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-012-4523-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Arce VB, Bertolotti SG, Oliveira FJVE, Airoldi C, Arques A, Santos-Juanes L, Gonzalez MC, Cobos CJ, Allegretti PE, Mártire DO. Triplet state of 4-methoxybenzyl alcohol chemisorbed on silica nanoparticles. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2012; 11:1032-40. [DOI: 10.1039/c2pp05370e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Seddon JRT, Lohse D. Nanobubbles and micropancakes: gaseous domains on immersed substrates. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2011; 23:133001. [PMID: 21415481 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/23/13/133001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Surface nanobubbles and micropancakes are two recent discoveries in interfacial physics. They are nanoscopic gaseous domains that form at the solid/liquid interface. The fundamental interest focuses on the fact that they are surprisingly stable to dissolution, lasting for at least 10-11 orders of magnitude longer than the classical expectation. So far, many articles have been published that describe various different nucleation methods and 'ideal' systems and experimental techniques for nanobubble research, and we are now at the stage where we can begin to investigate the fundamental questions in detail. In this topical review, we summarize the current state of research in the field and give an overview of the partial answers that have been proposed or that can be inferred to date. We relate nanobubbles and micropancakes, and we try to build a framework within which nucleation may be understood. We also discuss evidence for and against different aspects of nanobubble stability, as well as suggesting what still needs to be done to obtain a full understanding.
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- James R T Seddon
- Physics of Fluids, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
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Arce VB, Rosso JA, Oliveira FJVE, Airoldi C, Soria DB, Gonzalez MC, Allegretti PE, Mártire DO. Generation of Chemisorbed Benzyl Radicals on Silica Nanoparticles. Photochem Photobiol 2010; 86:1208-14. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2010.00810.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Liu G, Craig VSJ. Improved cleaning of hydrophilic protein-coated surfaces using the combination of Nanobubbles and SDS. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2009; 1:481-7. [PMID: 20353240 DOI: 10.1021/am800150p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The use of nanobubbles, the common surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), and nanobubbles in combination with SDS as cleaning agents to remove lysozyme from the solid-liquid interface has been investigated using a quartz crystal microbalance on both hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces. On the hydrophobic surface, significant amounts of protein remained on the surface after 10 cycles of nanobubble treatment for 10 s periods in phosphate buffer. The cleaning efficiency of SDS was far superior and was shown to remove approximately 90% of the protein. The use of nanobubbles in combination with SDS failed to improve the cleaning efficiency further. On the other hand, lysozyme on the hydrophilic surface cannot be removed effectively by either 10 cycles of cleaning with nanobubbles or 10 cycles of cleaning with SDS. Nevertheless, the protein can be removed completely after 6 cycles of cleaning with nanobubbles in combination with SDS.
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- Guangming Liu
- Department of Applied Mathematics, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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Mezger M, Schöder S, Reichert H, Schröder H, Okasinski J, Honkimäki V, Ralston J, Bilgram J, Roth R, Dosch H. Water and ice in contact with octadecyl-trichlorosilane functionalized surfaces: A high resolution x-ray reflectivity study. J Chem Phys 2008; 128:244705. [DOI: 10.1063/1.2931574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Zhang XH. Quartz crystal microbalance study of the interfacial nanobubbles. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2008; 10:6842-8. [DOI: 10.1039/b810587a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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