Asymptotic method for solving problems with radial laminar jets of immiscible liquids

<div>The interface between two immiscible liquids represent an ideal substrate for the assembly of nanomaterials. The defect free surface provides a reproducible support for creating densely packed ordered materials. Here a droplet flow reactor is presented for the synthesis and/ or assembly of nanomaterials at the interface of the emulsion. Each droplet acts as microreactor for a reaction between decamethylferrocene (DmFc) within the hexane and metal salts (Ag+/ Pd2+) in the aqueous phase. The hypothesis was that a spontaneous, interfacial reaction would lead to the assembly of nanomaterials creating a Pickering emulsion. The subsequent removal of the solvents showed how the Ag nanoparticles were trapped at the interface and retain the shape of the droplet, however the Pd nanoparticles were dispersed with no tertiary structure. To further exploit this, a one-step process where the particles are synthesised and then assembled into core-shell materials was proposed. The same reactions were performed in the presence of oleic acid stabilise Iron oxide nanoparticles dispersed within the hexane. It was shown that by changing the reaction rate and ratio between palladium and iron oxide a continuous coating of palladium onto iron oxide microspheres can be created. The same reaction with silver, was unsuccessful and resulted in the silver particles being shed into solution, or incorporated within the iron oxide micro particle. These insights offer a new method and chemistry within flow reactors for the creation of palladium and silver nanoparticles. We use the technique to create metal coated iron oxide nanomaterials but the methodology could be easily transferred to the assembly of other materials.</div><div><br></div>

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Therapeutic Nanoemulsion: Concept to Delivery

Current Pharmaceutical Design ◽

10.2174/1381612826666200317140600 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 26 (11) ◽

pp. 1145-1166 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Md. A. Barkat ◽

Harshita ◽

Md. Rizwanullah ◽

Faheem H. Pottoo ◽

Sarwar Beg ◽

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Keyword(s):

Drug Delivery ◽

Clinical Practice ◽

Droplet Size ◽

Heterogeneous System ◽

Dosage Form ◽

Design Development ◽

Immiscible Liquids

: Nanoemulsions (NEs) or nanometric-scaled emulsions are transparent or translucent, optically isotropic and kinetically stable heterogeneous system of two different immiscible liquids namely, water and oil stabilized with an amphiphilic surfactant having droplet size ranges up to 100 nm. They offer a variety of potential interests for certain applications: improved deep-rooted stability; excellent optical clarity; and, enhanced bioavailability due to its nanoscale of particles. Though there is still comparatively narrow insight apropos design, development, and optimization of NEs, which mainly stems from the fact that conventional characteristics of emulsion development and stabilization only partly apply to NEs. The contemporary article focuses on the nanoemulsion dosage form journey from concept to key application in drug delivery. In addition, industrial scalability of the nanoemulsion, as well as its presence in commercial and clinical practice, are also addressed.

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Microstructural evolution of silicate immiscible liquids in ferrobasalts

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology ◽

10.1007/s00410-019-1610-6 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 174 (9) ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Victoria C. Honour ◽

Marian B. Holness ◽

Jamie L. Partridge ◽

Bernard Charlier

Keyword(s):

Microstructural Evolution ◽

Immiscible Liquids

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Liquid level sensor based on dynamic Fabry–Perot interferometers in processed capillary fiber

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-82193-5 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Pablo Roldán-Varona ◽

Rosa Ana Pérez-Herrera ◽

Luis Rodríguez-Cobo ◽

Luis Reyes-González ◽

Manuel López-Amo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Optical Fiber Sensor ◽

Liquid Level ◽

Hollow Core ◽

Immiscible Liquids ◽

Fabry Perot ◽

Detection Mode ◽

Level Sensor ◽

Core Fiber ◽

Liquid Level Sensor ◽

Silica Capillary

AbstractIn this work, a novel optical fiber sensor capable of measuring both the liquid level and its refractive index is designed, manufactured and demonstrated through simulations and experimentally. For this, a silica capillary hollow-core fiber is used. The fiber, with a sensing length of 1.55 mm, has been processed with a femtosecond laser, so that it incorporates four holes in its structure. In this way, the liquid enters the air core, and it is possible to perform the sensing through the Fabry–Perot cavities that the liquid generates. The detection mode is in reflection. With a resolution of 4 μm (liquid level), it is in the state of the art of this type of sensor. The system is designed so that in the future it will be capable of measuring the level of immiscible liquids, that is, liquids that form stratified layers. It can be useful to determine the presence of impurities in tanks.

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