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Gu P, Luo X, Zhou S, Wang D, Li Z, Chai Y, Zhang Y, Shi S, Russell TP. Stabilizing Liquids Using Interfacial Supramolecular Assemblies. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202303789. [PMID: 37198522 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202303789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Revised: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
Abstract
Stabilizing liquids based on supramolecular assembly (non-covalent intermolecular interactions) has attracted significant interest, due to the increasing demand for soft, liquid-based devices where the shape of the liquid is far from the equilibrium spherical shape. The components comprising these interfacial assemblies must have sufficient binding energies to the interface to prevent their ejection from the interface when the assemblies are compressed. Here, we highlight recent advances in structuring liquids based on non-covalent intermolecular interactions. We describe some of the progress made that reveals structure-property relationships. In addition to treating advances, we discuss some of the limitations and provide a perspective on future directions to inspire further studies on structured liquids based on supramolecular assembly.
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- Peiyang Gu
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, P. R. China
- School of Environmental and Safety Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, P. R. China
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- School of Environmental and Safety Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Polymer Science and Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
- Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan
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Lian X, Liao S, Han W, Song C, Wang Y. Stabilizing Liquid in Precise Nonequilibrium Shapes via Fast Interfacial Polymerization. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2301039. [PMID: 37069770 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202301039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Due to the minimization of interface area caused by surface tension, the stabilization of liquid in complex and precise nonequilibrium shapes is challenging. In this work, a simple, surfactant-free, and covalent strategy to stabilize liquid in precise nonequilibrium shapes via fast interfacial polymerization (FIP) of highly reactive n-butyl cyanoacrylate (BCA) monomer triggered by water-soluble nucleophiles is described. Full interfacial coverage can be achieved instantly, and the resultant polyBCA film anchored at the interface can support the unequal interface stress, which allows the production of non-spherical droplets with complex shapes. Notably, the formulation of internal aqueous phase is nearly unaffected since no specific additive is required. Moreover, considering the excellent biocompatibility of BCA and polyBCA, the produced droplets can be used as micro-bioreactor for enzyme catalysis and even bacterial culture, which well mimic the morphology of cells and bacteria to achieve the biochemical reaction in non-spherical droplets. The present work not only opens a new sight for the stabilization of liquid in nonequilibrium shapes, but may also promote the development of synthetic biology based on non-spherical droplets, and tremendous potential applications are anticipated.
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- Xiaodong Lian
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Light Conversion Materials and Biophotonics, Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China, Beijing, 100872, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Light Conversion Materials and Biophotonics, Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China, Beijing, 100872, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Light Conversion Materials and Biophotonics, Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China, Beijing, 100872, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Light Conversion Materials and Biophotonics, Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China, Beijing, 100872, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Light Conversion Materials and Biophotonics, Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China, Beijing, 100872, China
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Dekker RI, Velandia SF, Kibbelaar HVM, Morcy A, Sadtler V, Roques-Carmes T, Groenewold J, Kegel WK, Velikov KP, Bonn D. Is there a difference between surfactant-stabilised and Pickering emulsions? SOFT MATTER 2023; 19:1941-1951. [PMID: 36808176 DOI: 10.1039/d2sm01375d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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What measurable physical properties allow one to distinguish surfactant-stabilised from Pickering emulsions? Whereas surfactants influence oil/water interfaces by lowering the oil/water interfacial tension, particles are assumed to have little effect on the interfacial tension. Here we perform interfacial tension (IFT) measurements on three different systems: (1) soybean oil and water with ethyl cellulose nanoparticles (ECNPs), (2) silicone oil and water with the globular protein bovine serum albumin (BSA), and (3) sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) solutions and air. The first two systems contain particles, while the third system contains surfactant molecules. We observe a significant decrease in interfacial tension with increasing particle/molecule concentration in all three systems. We analyse the surface tension data using the Gibbs adsorption isotherm and the Langmuir equation of state for the surface, resulting in surprisingly high adsorption densities for the particle-based systems. These seem to behave very much like the surfactant system: the decrease in tension is due to the presence of many particles at the interface, each with an adsorption energy of a few kBT. Dynamic interfacial tension measurements show that the systems are in equilibrium, and that the characteristic time scale for adsorption is much longer for particle-based systems than for surfactants, in line with their size difference. In addition, the particle-based emulsion is shown to be less stable against coalescence than the surfactant-stabilised emulsion. This leaves us with the conclusion that we are not able to make a clear distinction between the surfactant-stabilised and Pickering emulsions.
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- Riande I Dekker
- van der Waals-Zeeman Institute, Institute of Physics, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Van't Hoff Laboratory of Physical and Colloid Chemistry, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- van der Waals-Zeeman Institute, Institute of Physics, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés, UMR 7274 CNRS, Université de Lorraine, 1 rue Grandville, 54001 Nancy, France
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- van der Waals-Zeeman Institute, Institute of Physics, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- van der Waals-Zeeman Institute, Institute of Physics, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés, UMR 7274 CNRS, Université de Lorraine, 1 rue Grandville, 54001 Nancy, France
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- Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés, UMR 7274 CNRS, Université de Lorraine, 1 rue Grandville, 54001 Nancy, France
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- Van't Hoff Laboratory of Physical and Colloid Chemistry, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Van't Hoff Laboratory of Physical and Colloid Chemistry, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- van der Waals-Zeeman Institute, Institute of Physics, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Unilever Innovation Centre Wageningen, Bronland 14, 6708 WH Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- van der Waals-Zeeman Institute, Institute of Physics, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Li J, Khalenkow D, Volodkin D, Lapanje A, Skirtach AG, Parakhonskiy BV. Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)-active bacterial detection by Layer-by-Layer (LbL) assembly all-nanoparticle microcapsules. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Siegel H, Sprockel AJ, Schwenger MS, Steenhoff JM, Achterhuis I, de Vos WM, Haase MF. Synthesis and Polyelectrolyte Functionalization of Hollow Fiber Membranes Formed by Solvent Transfer Induced Phase Separation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:43195-43206. [PMID: 36106768 PMCID: PMC9523618 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c10343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Ultrafiltration membranes are important porous materials to produce freshwater in an increasingly water-scarce world. A recent approach to generate porous membranes is solvent transfer induced phase separation (STrIPS). During STrIPS, the interplay of liquid-liquid phase separation and nanoparticle self-assembly results in hollow fibers with small surface pores, ideal structures for applications as filtration membranes. However, the underlying mechanisms of the membrane formation are still poorly understood, limiting the control over structure and properties. To address this knowledge gap, we study the nonequilibrium dynamics of hollow fiber structure evolution. Confocal microscopy reveals the distribution of nanoparticles and monomers during STrIPS. Diffusion simulations are combined with measurements of the interfacial elasticity to investigate the effect of the solvent concentration on nanoparticle stabilization. Furthermore, we demonstrate the separation performance of the membrane during ultrafiltration. To this end, polyelectrolyte multilayers are deposited on the membrane, leading to tunable pores that enable the removal of dextran molecules of different molecular weights (>360 kDa, >60 kDa, >18 kDa) from a feed water stream. The resulting understanding of STrIPS and the simplicity of the synthesis process open avenues to design novel membranes for advanced separation applications.
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- Henrik Siegel
- Van’t
Hoff Laboratory of Physical and Colloid Chemistry, Department of Chemistry,
Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Van’t
Hoff Laboratory of Physical and Colloid Chemistry, Department of Chemistry,
Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Henry
M. Rowan College of Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey 08028, United States
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- Van’t
Hoff Laboratory of Physical and Colloid Chemistry, Department of Chemistry,
Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Faculty
of Science and Technology, Membrane Surface Science, Membrane Science
and Technology, MESA+ Institute of Nanotechnology, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Faculty
of Science and Technology, Membrane Surface Science, Membrane Science
and Technology, MESA+ Institute of Nanotechnology, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Van’t
Hoff Laboratory of Physical and Colloid Chemistry, Department of Chemistry,
Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Gu PY, Kim PY, Chai Y, Ashby PD, Xu QF, Liu F, Chen Q, Lu JM, Russell TP. Visualizing Assembly Dynamics of All-Liquid 3D Architectures. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2105017. [PMID: 35142068 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202105017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Revised: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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To better exploit all-liquid 3D architectures, it is essential to understand dynamic processes that occur during printing one liquid in a second immiscible liquid. Here, the interfacial assembly and transition of 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl) porphyrin (H6 TPPS) over time provides an opportunity to monitor the interfacial behavior of nanoparticle surfactants (NPSs) during all-liquid printing. The formation of J-aggregates of H4 TPPS2- at the interface and the interfacial conversion of the J-aggregates of H4 TPPS2- to H-aggregates of H2 TPPS4- is demonstrated by interfacial rheology and in situ atomic force microscopy. Equally important are the chromogenic changes that are characteristic of the state of aggregation, where J-aggregates are green in color and H-aggregates are red in color. In all-liquid 3D printed structures, the conversion in the aggregate state with time is reflected in a spatially varying change in the color, providing a simple, direct means of assessing the aggregation state of the molecules and the mechanical properties of the assemblies, linking a macroscopic observable (color) to mechanical properties.
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- Pei-Yang Gu
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, P. R. China
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation, Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation, Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA (CICIFSA), Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation, Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Polymer Science and Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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Varshney R, Agashe C, Gill AK, Alam M, Joseph R, Patra D. Modulation of liquid structure and controlling molecular diffusion using supramolecular constructs. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:10604-10607. [PMID: 34569581 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc04417f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The non-equilibrium liquid structure was achieved by interfacial jamming of pillar[5]arene carboxylic acid (P[5]AA) mediated by hydrogen bonding interactions. The assembly was reversibly modulated via jamming to unjamming transition thus dynamically shaping the liquid droplets. Interestingly, these supramolecular constructs showed pH-switchable gated diffusion of encapsulants, hence showcasing a next generation smart release system.
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- Rohit Varshney
- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Sector-81, Knowledge City, Sahibzada Ajit Nagar, Punjab, 140306, India.
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Sector-81, Knowledge City, Sahibzada Ajit Nagar, Punjab, 140306, India.
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Sector-81, Knowledge City, Sahibzada Ajit Nagar, Punjab, 140306, India.
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Sector-81, Knowledge City, Sahibzada Ajit Nagar, Punjab, 140306, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calicut, Calicut, Kerala, 673635, India
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Sector-81, Knowledge City, Sahibzada Ajit Nagar, Punjab, 140306, India.
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Aqueous foams and emulsions stabilized by mixtures of silica nanoparticles and surfactants: A state-of-the-art review. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL ADVANCES 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ceja.2021.100116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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