Diffusive dynamics of charged nanoparticles in convex lens-induced confinement

Soft Matter ◽  
2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Hitimana ◽  
Brittany K. Roopnarine ◽  
Svetlana Morozova
Keyword(s):  
Confined Geometries ◽  
Convex Lens ◽  
Diffusive Dynamics ◽  
Charged Nanoparticles ◽  
Hydrodynamic Effects

Hydrodynamic effects influence the dynamics of nanoparticles in confined geometries.

Experimental study of hydrodynamic effects in the inverse water hydrocarbon emulsions flow in microchannels

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.A. Rakhimov ◽  
A.T. Akhmetov
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Petroleum Industry ◽  
Chemical Compounds ◽  
High Viscosity ◽  
Blocking Effect ◽  
High Speed Photography ◽  
Simple Chemical ◽  
Reported Study ◽  
Dynamic Blocking ◽  
Hydrodynamic Effects

The paper presents results of hydrodynamic and rheological studies of the inverse water hydrocarbon emulsions. The success of the application of invert emulsions in the petroleum industry due, along with the high viscosity of the emulsion, greatly exceeding the viscosity of the carrier phase, the dynamic blocking effect, which consists in the fact that the rate of flow of emulsions in capillary structures and cracks falls with time to 3-4 orders, despite the permanent pressure drop. The reported study shows an increase in viscosity with increasing concentration or dispersion of emulsion. The increase in dispersion of w/o emulsion leads to an acceleration of the onset of dynamic blocking. The use of microfluidic devices, is made by soft photolithography, along with high-speed photography (10,000 frames/s), allowed us to see in the blocking condition the deformation of the microdroplets of water in inverse emulsion prepared from simple chemical compounds.

scholarly journals Investigation of Ring and Star Polymers in Confined Geometries: Theory and Simulations

Entropy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 242
Author(s):  
Joanna Halun ◽  
Pawel Karbowniczek ◽  
Piotr Kuterba ◽  
Zoriana Danel
Keyword(s):  
Star Polymers ◽  
Polymer Chains ◽  
The Other ◽  
Nano Particles ◽  
Dilute Solution ◽  
Confined Geometries ◽  
Density Profiles ◽  
Ideal Ring ◽  
Ring Polymer ◽  
Monomer Density

The calculations of the dimensionless layer monomer density profiles for a dilute solution of phantom ideal ring polymer chains and star polymers with f=4 arms in a Θ-solvent confined in a slit geometry of two parallel walls with repulsive surfaces and for the mixed case of one repulsive and the other inert surface were performed. Furthermore, taking into account the Derjaguin approximation, the dimensionless layer monomer density profiles for phantom ideal ring polymer chains and star polymers immersed in a solution of big colloidal particles with different adsorbing or repelling properties with respect to polymers were calculated. The density-force relation for the above-mentioned cases was analyzed, and the universal amplitude ratio B was obtained. Taking into account the small sphere expansion allowed obtaining the monomer density profiles for a dilute solution of phantom ideal ring polymers immersed in a solution of small spherical particles, or nano-particles of finite size, which are much smaller than the polymer size and the other characteristic mesoscopic length of the system. We performed molecular dynamics simulations of a dilute solution of linear, ring, and star-shaped polymers with N=300, 300 (360), and 1201 (4 × 300 + 1-star polymer with four arms) beads accordingly. The obtained analytical and numerical results for phantom ring and star polymers are compared with the results for linear polymer chains in confined geometries.

scholarly journals Impact of confined geometries on hopping and trapping of motile bacteria in porous media

2021 ◽  
Vol 103 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lazaro J. Perez ◽  
Tapomoy Bhattacharjee ◽  
Sujit S. Datta ◽  
Rishi Parashar ◽  
Nicole L. Sund
Keyword(s):  
Porous Media ◽  
Confined Geometries ◽  
Motile Bacteria

Liquid Crystals in Curved Confined Geometries: Microfluidics Bring New Capabilities for Photonic Applications and Beyond

Langmuir ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (13) ◽  
pp. 3789-3807
Author(s):  
Han-Qing Chen ◽  
Xi-Yuan Wang ◽  
Hari Krishna Bisoyi ◽  
Lu-Jian Chen ◽  
Quan Li
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystals ◽  
Confined Geometries

Penetration and preferential binding of charged nanoparticles to mixed lipid monolayers: interplay of lipid packing and charge density

Soft Matter ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anurag Chaudhury ◽  
Koushik Debnath ◽  
Wei Bu ◽  
Nikhil R. Jana ◽  
Jaydeep Kumar Basu
Keyword(s):  
Charge Density ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Cell Membranes ◽  
Lipid Monolayers ◽  
Cytotoxic Effects ◽  
Lipid Packing ◽  
Preferential Binding ◽  
Charged Nanoparticles

Designing of nanoparticles (NPs) for biomedical applications or mitigating their cytotoxic effects require microscopic understanding of their interactions with cell membranes. Such insight is best obtained by studying model biomembranes...

scholarly journals Amalgamation of diverse hydrodynamic effects with novel triple-sided membrane valves for developing a microfluidic device for filterless and continuous water purification

RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (46) ◽  
pp. 28723-28734
Author(s):  
Amit Prabhakar ◽  
Ankur Jaiswar ◽  
Neha Mishra ◽  
Praveen Kumar ◽  
Amar Dhwaj ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microfluidic Device ◽  
Water Purification ◽  
Length Scale ◽  
Similar Length ◽  
Hydrodynamic Effects

A microfluidic device displaying multiple hydrodynamic effects was designed to separate suspended impurities (i.e. bacteria and similar length scale particles present in water in the suspension form) from water.

Ferromagnetic 1D oxide nanostructures grown from chemical solutions in confined geometries

2014 ◽  
Vol 43 (7) ◽  
pp. 2042-2054 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Carretero-Genevrier ◽  
T. Puig ◽  
X. Obradors ◽  
N. Mestres
Keyword(s):  
Confined Geometries ◽  
Oxide Nanostructures ◽  
Chemical Solutions

scholarly journals The Knudsen Paradox in Micro-Channel Poiseuille Flows with a Symmetric Particle

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 351
Author(s):  
Ananda Subramani Kannan ◽  
Tejas Sharma Bangalore Narahari ◽  
Yashas Bharadhwaj ◽  
Andreas Mark ◽  
Gaetano Sardina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flow Behavior ◽  
Direct Simulation Monte Carlo ◽  
Micro Channel ◽  
Confined Geometries ◽  
Rarefied Flows ◽  
Model Pore ◽  
Duct Geometry ◽  
Transport Effects ◽  
Non Local ◽  
Simulation Monte Carlo

The Knudsen paradox—the non-monotonous variation of mass-flow rate with the Knudsen number—is a unique and well-established signature of micro-channel rarefied flows. A particle which is not of insignificant size in relation to the duct geometry can significantly alter the flow behavior when introduced in such a system. In this work, we investigate the effects of a stationary particle on a micro-channel Poiseuille flow, from continuum to free-molecular conditions, using the direct simulation Monte-Carlo (DSMC) method. We establish a hydrodynamic basis for such an investigation by evaluating the flow around the particle and study the blockage effect on the Knudsen paradox. Our results show that with the presence of a particle this paradoxical behavior is altered. The effect is more significant as the particle becomes large and results from a shift towards relatively more ballistic molecular motion at shorter geometrical distances. The need to account for combinations of local and non-local transport effects in modeling reactive gas–solid flows in confined geometries at the nano-scale and in nanofabrication of model pore systems is discussed in relation to these results.

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