scholarly journals Complex patchy colloids shaped from deformable seed particles through capillary interactions

Soft Matter ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 1162-1170
Author(s):  
V. Meester ◽  
D. J. Kraft
Keyword(s):  
Crosslink Density ◽  
Capillary Forces ◽  
Seed Particles ◽  
Patchy Particles ◽  
Capillary Interactions ◽  
Patchy Colloids

We investigate the mechanisms underlying the reconfiguration of random aggregates of spheres through capillary interactions, the so-called “colloidal recycling” method, for fabricating a wide variety of patchy particles. We explore the influence of capillary forces on clusters of deformable seed particles by systematically varying the crosslink density of the spherical seeds.

Self-assembly of inverse patchy colloids with tunable patch coverage

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (20) ◽  
pp. 13122-13132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manigandan Sabapathy ◽  
Remya Ann Mathews K ◽  
Ethayaraja Mani
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Patchy Particles ◽  
Patchy Colloids

We report a simple and scalable technique for the preparation of patchy particles with tunable patch coverage.

Soft Interfaces

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Soft Matter ◽  
Capillary Forces ◽  
Soft Material ◽  
Interfacial Phenomena ◽  
Adhesive Tape ◽  
Soft Interfaces ◽  
Lecture Notes ◽  
Lecture Courses

Many of the distinctive and useful phenomena of soft matter come from its interaction with interfaces. Examples are the peeling of a strip of adhesive tape or the coating of a surface or the curling of a fibre via capillary forces or the electrically driven ow along a microchannel, or the collapse of a porous sponge. These interfacial phenomena are distinct from the intrinsic behaviour of a soft material like a gel or a microemulsion. Yet many forms of interfacial phenomena can be understood via common principles valid for many forms of soft matter. Our goal in organizing this school was to give students a grasp of these common principles and their many ramifications and possibilities. The school comprised over fifty 90-minute lectures over four weeks in July 2013. Four four-lecture courses by Howard Stone, Michael Cates, David Nelson, and L. Mahadevan served as an anchor for the program. A number of shorter courses and seminars rounded out the school.This volume presents lecture notes prepared by the speakers and submitted for publication after the school. The lectures are grouped under two main themes: Hydrodynamics and interfaces, and Soft matter.

Synthesis, characterization, and their some chemical and biological properties of PVA/PAA/nPS hydrogel nanocomposites: Hydrogel and wound dressing

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-215
Author(s):  
Mehmet Emin Diken ◽  
Berna Koçer Kizilduman ◽  
Begümhan Yilmaz Kardaş ◽  
Enes Emre Doğan ◽  
Mehmet Doğan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fourier Transform ◽  
Acrylic Acid ◽  
Infrared Spectra ◽  
Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
Fourier Transform Infrared ◽  
Poly Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
Seed Particles ◽  
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectra ◽  
Hydrogel Nanocomposites ◽  
Poly Acrylic Acid

The nanocomposite hydrogels were prepared by dispersing of the nanopomegranate seed particles into poly(vinyl alcohol)/poly(acrylic acid) blend matrix in an aqueous medium by the solvent casting method. These hydrogels were characterized using scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectra, differential scanning calorimetry, and optical contact angle instruments. The nanopomegranate seed, blend, and hydrogel nanocomposites were tested for microbial activity. In addition, cytocompatibilities of these blend and hydrogel nanocomposites/composites were tested on human lymphocyte with in vitro MTS cell viability assays. Fourier transform infrared spectra revealed that esterification reaction took place among functional groups in the structure of poly(vinyl alcohol) and poly(acrylic acid). The hydrophilic properties of all hydrogels decreased with increasing nanopomegranate seed content. The mean diameters of the nanopomegranate seed particles were about 88 nm. Nanopomegranate seed particles demonstrated antibacterial properties against gram-positive bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus, and gram-negative bacteria, Escherichia coli. The lymphocyte viabilities increased after addition of nanopomegranate seeds into the polymer blend. The swelling behavior of blend and hydrogels was dependent on the cross-linking density created by the reaction between poly(vinyl alcohol)/poly(acrylic acid) blend and nanopomegranate seed. Scanning electron microscopy images were highly consistent with Fourier transform infrared spectra, differential scanning calorimetry, and antibacterial activity results.

The Crystallization of Modified Cis-Polybutadiene

1960 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 699-702
Author(s):  
G. S. Trick
Keyword(s):  
Melting Point ◽  
Crosslink Density ◽  
Fixed Temperature ◽  
Trans Isomerization

Abstract From a sample of polybutadiene of high cis-1,4 content, the microstructure is modified by cis-trans isomerization or by crosslinking. Measurements of rates of crystallization and melting point are made on the modified samples. An increase in irons content or crosslink density markedly decreases the rate of crystallization at a fixed temperature. It is found, however, that this retardation in rate may usually be accounted for by the depressed melting point of the modified samples.

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