Characterization and Properties of Nanostructures in Liquids and Liquid/Liquid Interfaces
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Synthesis, Interfaces and Nanostructures".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2024 | Viewed by 40
Special Issue Editor
Interests: interfaces; surface modification; particles; emulsions; interfacial rheology; wetting and electrowetting; complex fluids; soft matter
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Dear Colleagues,
The majority of chemically formulated products contain nanostructures in the liquid bulk and/or at the interfaces. Ice creams, sunscreen lotions, toothpastes, lipsticks, paints, glues, and bituminous binders are some examples. These products are polyphasic systems where several phases (liquid, solid, gas) must coexist, leading to various interfaces. To obtain the specific required end-user properties, a subtle combination of scientific disciplines comes into play: formulation science (colloid chemistry, dispersed systems, surfactants, nanoparticles), chemical engineering (mixing, emulsification processes), rheology (flowing, hydrodynamic and structural characteristic properties), and interfaces (interfacial rheology, particles adsorption, surface tension, wetting). In addition, the behavior of nanoparticles or nano-objects in the liquid bulk and at various interfaces has become a hot topic in this field.
Therefore, the main focus of this Special Issue is on the recent advances in the characterization and properties of nanostructures in liquids and liquid/liquid Interfaces. Research areas may include, but are not exclusive to:
- Particle-laden interfaces;
- Protein-laden interface;
- Emulsions, Pickering emulsions, foams, and gels;
- The relationship between interfacial and bulk properties;
- The repartition of nanostructures in liquid systems;
- The repartition of nanostructures in liquid/liquid systems.
Dr. Thibault Roques-Carmes
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- interfacial rheology
- rheology
- emulsions
- foams
- gels
- soft matter
- colloids
- surfactants
- proteins
