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{"title":"Metal/metal oxide nanoparticles with antibacterial activity and their potential to disrupt bacterial biofilms: Recent advances with emphasis on the underlying mechanisms","authors":"Alla N. Generalova ,&nbsp;Anastasia O. Dushina","doi":"10.1016/j.cis.2025.103626","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cis.2025.103626","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The rate of human mortality from infectious diseases caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a major public concern. Currently, the search for new strategies to treat infections and overcome antimicrobial resistance is a challenge. Nanoparticles (NPs) offer an alternative approach to biocide design that involves antibacterial mechanisms other than antibiotics. The attention is primarily attracted due to the large surface area, diverse physical and chemical properties, variety of precursor materials, and the ability to form hybrid structures. Of particular interest are metal and metal oxide NPs that can survive in harsh conditions without losing their colloidal stability. They provide long-term antibacterial activity and can destroy bacterial biofilms. This review summarizes and discusses recent progress in understanding the antibacterial mechanisms of metal/metal oxide NPs, highlighting three key aspects: physical interaction with the cell wall, release of metal ions, and the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Unlike antibiotics with a single mode of action, NPs can simultaneously exhibit multiple mechanisms with a synergistic effect. This leads to the destruction of cell membranes, damage to DNAs and proteins, inactivation of enzymes, oxidation of cellular components, and ultimately, cell death. The activity of NPs against bacterial biofilms is also considered. In addition, this review focuses on the current state of the most widely used metal-containing NPs with a comprehensive discussion of the specific mechanisms for each type (Ag, Au, Cu/CuO, TiO₂, ZnO, Fe₂O₃/Fe₃O₄). Finally, the review discusses approaches to enhancing the biocidal efficacy of NPs through modification and composite formation, as well as the use of light and magnetic field.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":239,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Colloid and Interface Science","volume":"345 ","pages":"Article 103626"},"PeriodicalIF":19.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144827807","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Advances in large amplitude oscillatory dilatational surface rheology – A review","authors":"Kerstin Risse ,&nbsp;Jack Yang ,&nbsp;Anteun de Groot ,&nbsp;Gerard Giménez-Ribes ,&nbsp;Penghui Shen ,&nbsp;Stephan Drusch ,&nbsp;Emma B.A. Hinderink ,&nbsp;Leonard M.C. Sagis","doi":"10.1016/j.cis.2025.103625","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cis.2025.103625","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Large amplitude oscillatory dilatational (LAOD) surface rheology is an emerging tool for characterising the nonlinear mechanical behaviour of air-liquid and liquid-liquid interfaces in multiphase systems, such as in foams and emulsions. These interfaces, stabilised by surfactants or emulsifiers, exhibit complex viscoelastic properties that significantly influence bubble and droplet stability under large deformation conditions. While conventional methods mainly focus on linear viscoelastic behaviour, LAOD allows us to explore the nonlinear deformation behaviour of interfaces, offering deeper insights into the mechanical properties of interfaces upon large deformation.</div><div>This review highlights key advances in the dilatational rheology of interfacial films, providing a comprehensive background on LAOD experimental design, data collection, and analysis techniques. Recent developments in data analysis have revolutionised the LAOD technique. While Lissajous plots gave qualitative insights in the past, the new general stress decomposition (GSD) method allows for more quantitative analysis of the nonlinearities. GSD can quantitatively separate density-driven and actual rheological (i.e. network) contributions in the stress response. This separation reveals previously hidden rheological responses, allowing more accurate quantification of interfacial mechanics and deeper mechanistic insights into interfacial stabilisation phenomena. We will discuss how these LAOD methodologies have significantly enhanced our understanding of interfaces stabilised by surfactants, proteins, particles, and mixed systems.</div><div>The main take-home-message: The emergence of advanced LAOD methodologies has redefined how we characterise nonlinear interfacial mechanics. Future research should focus on expanding GSD applications and revisiting previously studied interfaces with GSD, which will quantify the previously qualitatively described behaviour of interfacial films.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":239,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Colloid and Interface Science","volume":"345 ","pages":"Article 103625"},"PeriodicalIF":19.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144828075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Modulating affinity/repulsion levels for suppressing shuttle effect of lithium polysulfides in lithium-sulfur batteries","authors":"Shengtao Niu,&nbsp;Xiaoya Kang,&nbsp;Lei Zhao,&nbsp;Wenwu Liu,&nbsp;Fuliang Zhu,&nbsp;Jiankang Huang,&nbsp;Fen Ran","doi":"10.1016/j.cis.2025.103621","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cis.2025.103621","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The demand for high energy density and reasonably priced energy storage devices is growing as long-distance vehicles evolve. Due to their high energy density, lithium‑sulfur batteries are one of the top contenders for next-generation energy storage systems. However, the shuttle effect brought on by solvent lithium polysulfides prevents the commercialization of the widely used lithium‑sulfur batteries utilizing ether electrolytes. The shuttle effect is brought on by the dissolution of lithium polysulfides in the electrolyte, diffusion, and parasitic reactions with the lithium metal anode. The shuttle effect can be successfully suppressed by inhibiting the aforementioned three processes. Modulating material-polysulfide interactions is a key strategy for suppressing the shuttle effect. Herein, the interactions between the materials and the lithium polysulfides are categorized here as affinity or repulsion interactions. We discuss in depth how these interactions catalyze polysulfide conversion, inhibit diffusion, and reduce solubility. The overall results and viewpoints on the methods and issues of affinity/repulsion interactions to counteract the shuttle effect is also presented.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":239,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Colloid and Interface Science","volume":"345 ","pages":"Article 103621"},"PeriodicalIF":19.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144757831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Advancing models of bubble-particle contact times: A comprehensive review of flotation attachment efficiency prediction","authors":"Guihua Zheng ,&nbsp;Anh V. Nguyen ,&nbsp;Tuan A.H. Nguyen ,&nbsp;Ngoc N. Nguyen ,&nbsp;Liqiang Ma","doi":"10.1016/j.cis.2025.103609","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cis.2025.103609","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Bubble-particle attachment is a fundamental process in flotation, critical for determining separation efficiency, based on surface hydrophobicity and many other aspects of colloid and surface chemistry. This review examines and refines models of contact time – encompassing collision, sliding, and attachment interactions - to quantify attachment efficiency in flotation systems. It begins by exploring the underlying colloidal physics of bubble-particle collision and sliding interactions during attachment, emphasising the velocity components of particles at bubble surfaces, including water flow and particle settling. Approximate models for water velocity near bubble surfaces are critically assessed, considering the influence of gas holdup and bubble surface mobility. The review also evaluates sliding time models, addressing their role in predicting attachment efficiency under varying conditions, such as changes in Reynolds number, bubble surface mobility, flow asymmetry, gas holdup, and inertial forces. Experimental validation of these models is discussed, highlighting key insights into how water flow fields at the bubble surface and particle dynamics influence attachment processes. While interfacial interactions, microhydrodynamics, and particle morphology are not directly reviewed, this paper identifies them as critical factors to consider in future modelling efforts. By synthesising current models and emphasising areas for further development, this review advances understanding of bubble-particle attachment mechanisms and provides a foundation for optimising flotation efficiency through improved analytical and computational approaches.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":239,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Colloid and Interface Science","volume":"345 ","pages":"Article 103609"},"PeriodicalIF":19.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144767222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The fusion of metal-organic framework (MOF) and covalent organic framework (COF): A synergistic leap toward bridging boundaries in catalytic, sensing, and biomedical frontiers","authors":"Pranjit Borah,&nbsp;Saptarshi Roy,&nbsp;Md. Ahmaruzzaman","doi":"10.1016/j.cis.2025.103613","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cis.2025.103613","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have emerged as transformative materials that consistently captivated scientists across various disciplines, renowned for their exceptional attributes such as large specific surface area, structural tunability, high crystallinity, and precisely-defined accessible porous architectures. Recent advancements in synthetic strategies have facilitated the engineering of MOF/COF hybrid constructs by integrating these frameworks, yielding a superior class of porous materials with synergistic characteristics. This review presents a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art design for diverse MOF-COF heterostructures and hybrid variants alongside their innovative fabrication methodologies. It systematically classifies the diverse MOF/COF hybrid architectures, thereby unifying all established variants within a unified conceptual framework. Distinct from prior studies, this article combines the various fabrication approaches with a comparative assessment of their structural configurations, key attributes, synthetic feasibility, inherent advantages and limitations, and application prospects. Addressing a critical gap in the literature, it also comprehensively examines the characterization techniques employed, encompassing structural, morphological, thermal, and elemental analyses, to elucidate a detailed understanding of this exciting porous family. Considerable efforts have been dedicated to unravelling the interfacial chemistries that enable the synergistic integration of the complementary attributes of MOFs and COFs. Moreover, this study systematically highlights the pioneering advancements spanning catalysis—such as molecular catalysis, photocatalysis, and energy-transfer photocatalysis—as well as broader areas, including chemical sensing, gas adsorption and separation, biosensing, tribology, and biomedical technologies. Finally, the existing challenges and future directions for MOF/COF composites are sketched, emphasizing the need to enhance chemical stability, interfacial electronic coupling, and structural versatility through innovative linkages, advanced heterostructures, and tailored architectures. The integration of machine learning and data-driven approaches will expediate the rational design of hybrids tailored for catalysis, energy storage, sensing, and separation, while leveraging synergistic interactions and emerging synthetic paradigms will unlock multifunctional platforms for a broad spectrum of high-impact cross-disciplinary applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":239,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Colloid and Interface Science","volume":"344 ","pages":"Article 103613"},"PeriodicalIF":15.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144704475","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"In-depth review of colloidal and interfacial fundamentals in fracturing development of deep coal seam methane","authors":"Jiulong Wang ,&nbsp;Junming Lao ,&nbsp;Yiyang Zhou ,&nbsp;Xiaotian Luo ,&nbsp;Shuyi Du ,&nbsp;Hongqing Song","doi":"10.1016/j.cis.2025.103611","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cis.2025.103611","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Deep coal seam methane represents a significant global energy resource, but its efficient extraction requires specialized fracturing technologies that address the unique characteristics of coal formations. This review provides a comprehensive examination of the fundamental colloidal and interfacial phenomena governing fracturing processes in deep coal seam methane development, with particular emphasis on the behavior of methane-water interfaces, the colloidal science of fracturing fluids, and transport mechanisms at the pore scale. The distinct properties of methane-water interfaces under confinement in coal micropores are analyzed, revealing how surface heterogeneity, temperature, pressure, and salinity influence interfacial tension, wettability, and fluid distribution. The extreme conditions of deep coal seams, characterized by high pressures (10–30 MPa) and elevated temperatures (&gt;80 °C), significantly alter these interfacial dynamics compared to conventional reservoirs. The review explores the complex rheological behavior and stability mechanisms of foam-based fracturing fluids, including the roles of liquid drainage, coarsening, and bubble coalescence in determining foam performance under reservoir conditions. Special attention is given to surfactant molecular design, synergistic formulations, and the emerging field of viscoelastic surfactants that offer enhanced stability and rheological control. These formulations must be specially designed to withstand the extreme pressure-temperature regimes of deep coal seams while mitigating the swelling and strain characteristics unique to coal matrices. The colloidal aspects of proppant transport and placement in coal fractures are examined, highlighting the importance of proppant-fluid interactions and specialized lightweight materials for maintaining fracture conductivity. This review provides fundamental insights for developing next-generation fracturing technologies that enhance methane recovery in deep coal seam operations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":239,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Colloid and Interface Science","volume":"344 ","pages":"Article 103611"},"PeriodicalIF":15.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144696860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Advances and mechanistic insights into low-frequency (Sub-8 GHz) microwave-absorbing materials: A critical review bridging conventional architectures and emerging frontiers","authors":"Rui Guo ,&nbsp;Shutong Li ,&nbsp;Jianhui Li ,&nbsp;Lianjun Wang ,&nbsp;Wan Jiang","doi":"10.1016/j.cis.2025.103612","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cis.2025.103612","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The rapid proliferation of 1-8 GHz electromagnetic waves (EMW) in modern communication systems has intensified the need for advanced low-frequency microwave absorbers. This review highlights the evolution of sub-8 GHz absorption materials, transitioning from traditional magnetic systems (e.g., ferrites, metallic powders) limited by high density, narrow bandwidth, and environmental instability to next-generation multifunctional composites. Innovations in carbon-based hybrids (e.g., carbon nanotubes, graphene), magnetic-dielectric heterostructures, and emerging nanomaterials (e.g., MXenes, metamaterials) have enabled lightweight, broadband, and tunable absorption through compositional optimization and structural engineering. Key electromagnetic parameters, including complex permittivity, permeability, and impedance matching, are systematically analyzed to elucidate absorption mechanisms such as interfacial polarization and multi-scale structural effects. Recent advancements demonstrate enhanced performance, yet challenges remain in translating laboratory-scale innovations to practical applications due to issues in cost, durability, and scalability. This review critically evaluates these challenges and proposes forward-looking solutions, such as machine learning-assisted material design and scalable fabrication techniques. By bridging fundamental research with application-driven insights, this work provides a comprehensive understanding of material evolution and design principles, offering a roadmap for future research in low-frequency microwave absorption. The findings aim to inspire the development of next-generation absorbers with tailored performance for emerging technological demands.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":239,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Colloid and Interface Science","volume":"344 ","pages":"Article 103612"},"PeriodicalIF":15.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144696844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Advanced conductive eutectogel material for flexible sensor applications","authors":"Shumaila Ijaz ,&nbsp;Jia Wan ,&nbsp;Naila Ijaz ,&nbsp;Navid Hussain Shah ,&nbsp;Javed Iqbal ,&nbsp;Banzeer Ahsan Abbasi ,&nbsp;Jun Wu ,&nbsp;Yongzhi Liang","doi":"10.1016/j.cis.2025.103610","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cis.2025.103610","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Traditional materials fall short in terms of performance, sustainability, and compliance with standards as the demand for flexible and multifunctional devices in the robotics, electronics, and healthcare sectors increases. The primary challenge of critical relevance is coupling primary properties, i.e., mechanical flexibility, electrical conductivity, and environmental sensitivity, into a single material system. Although significant advancements have been made with synthetic polymers and gel materials, the answer lies in eutectogels, which balance the favorable characteristics of gel materials with those of eutectic systems. Eutectogels represent a novel emergent class of multifunctional soft materials that sparked a lot of interest in the transformative potential, particularly in wearable electronics and biomedicine. With the need for advanced materials with synergistic properties, particularly stretchability, toughness, breaking elongation, self-adhesion, self-healing, conductivity, sensitivity design, and substantial biocompatibility increases, eutectogels offer enticing solutions to today's technological challenges. Their broad use is hindered by the absence of comprehensive information on their design strategies, fabrication techniques, and incorporation of multifunctional aspects. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of eutectogels, highlighting their common design strategies and the key synthesis mechanisms, focusing on their remarkable properties and applications in flexible sensing devices, energy storage, and the current application of multifunctional eutectogels in healthcare systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":239,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Colloid and Interface Science","volume":"344 ","pages":"Article 103610"},"PeriodicalIF":15.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144680606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Droplet microfluidics, colloidal assembly and nanoscale processing: Synergistic control and properties of colloid-based photonic microobjects","authors":"Yuandu Hu ,&nbsp;Arezoo Ardekani ,&nbsp;Jintao Zhu ,&nbsp;Yajiang Yang ,&nbsp;Juan Pérez-Mercader","doi":"10.1016/j.cis.2025.103601","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cis.2025.103601","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Colloidal photonic crystals have drawn wide attention in a number of realms due to their manyapplications. Photonic microobjects can be processed by a combination of droplet-based microfluidics and the subsequent different post-processing approaches in a precisely controlled manner in terms of compositions, geometries, and functionalities, offering a wide range of properties for the resulting products. In this review, we provide a summary of colloidal-based photonic microobjects that have evolved from droplets produced by microfluidic devices with different configurations and designs. The colloidal building blocks can be either inert or responsive to external stimuli, which impart the colloidal photonic microobjects with tunable properties. By leveraging a number of post-processing strategies, including evaporation of solvents from the droplet templates, external field-guided assembly, selective sputter coating, controlled etching, osmosis regulating, etc., the obtained photonic microobjects eventually possessed diverse microstructures with different fashions, featuring the photonic microobjects with demanded photonic performances in sub-microscale or can be further organized for bulk applications. Finally, we analyze the challenges and present outlooks on future development trends regarding the construction of colloid-based photonic microobjects, including current issues, critical needs, and promising emerging photonic applications. Also, we propose some emerging scientific questions and engineering limitations may be worthy of exploration based on the combination of microfluidics processing, colloidal assembly, and post-treatments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":239,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Colloid and Interface Science","volume":"344 ","pages":"Article 103601"},"PeriodicalIF":15.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144686537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Structural and functional roles of lactic acid bacteria in food delivery systems: A dual perspective of passive encapsulation and active carriers","authors":"Jianwei Zang ,&nbsp;Yimeng Kou ,&nbsp;Yibo Shi ,&nbsp;Luyao Xiao ,&nbsp;Kai Ma ,&nbsp;Changliang Zhang ,&nbsp;Shuo Geng ,&nbsp;Xin Rui ,&nbsp;Tao Lin ,&nbsp;Wei Li","doi":"10.1016/j.cis.2025.103599","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cis.2025.103599","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As the demand for functional foods and precision nutrition continues to rise, there is an urgent need for advanced delivery systems that improve the stability, bioavailability, and targeted release of sensitive bioactive compounds. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB), commonly found in fermented foods, have taken on a dual role—as both passive encapsulation targets and active delivery carriers—forming a conceptual basis for the development of next-generation food delivery systems. This review examines the interactions between LAB and various food-grade encapsulation materials including proteins (such as whey protein, casein, zein), polysaccharides (like alginate, chitosan), and lipids (such as liposomes, W/O/W emulsions), highlighting roles of electrostatic interactions, hydrogen bonding, hydrophobic interaction, covalent cross-linking, and interfacial self-assembly. Moreover, four emerging LAB-based delivery systems are classified: (i) surface adsorption via non-covalent interactions, (ii) intracellular loading driven by membrane transport or biosynthesis, (iii) co-encapsulation in hydrogels and emulsions, as well as (iv) engineered LAB capable of <em>in situ</em> synthesis and targeted release. The review also summarizes practical applications in hydrocolloid-rich food systems, such as yogurt, plant-based gels, and functional beverages. These applications highlight LAB's contribution to enhancing structural stability, controlled release, and nutritional functionality. Finally, key challenges are discussed, including the limited compatibility between encapsulating materials and food matrices, insufficient understanding of the interactions between exopolysaccharides and interfaces, and the need for in vivo validation. Based on these insights, future directions are proposed to guide the rational design of next-generation LAB-based delivery systems for precision nutrition and functional food innovation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":239,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Colloid and Interface Science","volume":"344 ","pages":"Article 103599"},"PeriodicalIF":15.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144665826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}