{"title":"Liquid foams: New insights and perspectives from neutron and synchrotron scattering experiments","authors":"Leonardo Chiappisi","doi":"10.1016/j.cocis.2024.101823","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cocis.2024.101823","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Soft, light, and aesthetically captivating, yet often enigmatic, liquid foams represent highly complex and intriguing systems. Their intrinsic multiscale structure requires the integration of multiple techniques to fully unveil their properties. This review provides a concise introduction to neutron and x-ray scattering experiments on liquid foams, focusing on their structural characterization at the submicrometer scale. In particular, small-angle scattering experiments for foam characterization are experiencing a renaissance in recent years, with emphasis placed on the breadth of information attainable through these methods. Additionally, it highlights recent advancements in the field and identifies several open challenges that could be addressed using neutron and synchrotron radiation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":293,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science","volume":"72 ","pages":"Article 101823"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359029424000414/pdfft?md5=cfb27eed788323f3dfac61df56c24104&pid=1-s2.0-S1359029424000414-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141543067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Foams based on biosurfactant mixtures. Part II. Influence of mixture composition on foam stability","authors":"Marcel Krzan , Sonia Kudłacik-Kramarczyk , Anna Drabczyk , Weronika Kieres","doi":"10.1016/j.cocis.2024.101825","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cocis.2024.101825","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper reviews the literature on various biosurfactant mixtures used to obtain foams. The interactions between different biosurfactants, biosurfactants, and synthetic surfactants, biosurfactants' interactions with various additives (as non-surface-active macromolecules or particles), and the impact of pH and ionic strength variations on adsorption processes, foamability, foam stability, and rheology are discussed. Biosurfactants are natural and synthetic compounds that can facilitate the process of foam formation and stabilisation; they are an alternative to classical surfactants. Research on such materials will allow the development of innovative foaming technologies that minimise the negative environmental effects of foaming compounds without losing the properties of the final product.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":293,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science","volume":"73 ","pages":"Article 101825"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141575588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bubble size and foamability: Role of surfactants and hydrodynamic conditions","authors":"Slavka Tcholakova, Borislava Petkova","doi":"10.1016/j.cocis.2024.101824","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cocis.2024.101824","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The primary objective of this review is to consolidate our current understanding of the factors controlling the foamability of surfactant solutions under hydrodynamic conditions realized in various laboratory tests. In particular, two regimes of foam generation are considered: at low surfactant concentrations where the coalescence between the bubbles plays a crucial role, and a high surfactant concentration range where the hydrodynamic conditions are much more important for the final outcome of foaming. The review discusses the role of surfactant concentration, dynamic surface coverage, and surface forces acting between film surfaces for the foam generated in the surfactant-poor regime. Additionally, the interplay between the hydrodynamic conditions and the viscosity of the formed foams in the surfactant-rich regime is also discussed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":293,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science","volume":"72 ","pages":"Article 101824"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141543066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yeedo Chun , Yeling Zhu , Cosima Stubenrauch , Yi Lu , Orlando J. Rojas
{"title":"Biobased ordered porous materials in the nano-to microscales","authors":"Yeedo Chun , Yeling Zhu , Cosima Stubenrauch , Yi Lu , Orlando J. Rojas","doi":"10.1016/j.cocis.2024.101822","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cocis.2024.101822","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Ordered porous materials (OPMs) are defined according to pore size, where ordered macropores (>50 nm) govern transport of fluids and mesopores (>2 nm, <50 nm) and micropores (<2 nm, IUPAC definitions) control molecular or ionic interactions. The growing importance of sustainable materials has incentivized the development of biobased OPMs (bioOPMs) with pore sizes ranging from 0.3 nm–9 nm and 1 μm–500 μm. Synthesizing bioOPMs typically involves aqueous solutions and suspensions which require a thorough understanding of biobased precursor-water interactions. Emerging approaches in templating based on liquid foams, breath-figure, and micelles are pivotal for achieving ordered assemblies, with solidity and consolidation occurring through water removal. This review describes recent advances in the design and utilization of bioOPMs, particularly those produced by water-based templating. It also highlights notable exceptions to water-based synthesis and identifies gaps in the science and technology of bioOPMs, offering perspectives on future developments in the field.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":293,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science","volume":"73 ","pages":"Article 101822"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359029424000402/pdfft?md5=e926c217fd19d043179bec79a892f2a6&pid=1-s2.0-S1359029424000402-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141401792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Foams based on biosurfactants solutions. Part I. Influence of biosurfactant origin on foaming properties","authors":"Marcel Krzan , Anna Drabczyk , Sonia Kudłacik-Kramarczyk , Mateusz Jamroży","doi":"10.1016/j.cocis.2024.101821","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cocis.2024.101821","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper reviews the literature on various natural and synthetic biosurfactants, which can facilitate the process of foam formation and stabilisation. Biosurfactants are an alternative to classical surfactants. For example, proteins, through their stabilising properties, can be used both in the food industry and in cosmetics, and this confirms their versatile properties and application in many areas of industry. Sugar-based foaming agents, on the other hand, are characterised by their ability to maintain high foam stability, and their natural origin and biodegradability are attractive substitutes for classical compounds of this type. This review aims to compare the effects of various compounds on the properties and stability of foams. Research on such materials will allow the development of innovative foaming technologies that minimise the negative environmental impacts of foaming compounds without losing the properties of the final product.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":293,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science","volume":"72 ","pages":"Article 101821"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141398346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rémi Marsac , Charlotte Catrouillet , Mathieu Pédrot , Marc F. Benedetti , Aline Dia , Eric D. van Hullebusch , Mélanie Davranche , Yann Sivry , Anne-Catherine Pierson-Wickmann , Mickael Tharaud , Frank Heberling
{"title":"Equilibrium surface complexation modeling with metastable natural colloids: The key to predict the oxidation state distribution of trace elements?","authors":"Rémi Marsac , Charlotte Catrouillet , Mathieu Pédrot , Marc F. Benedetti , Aline Dia , Eric D. van Hullebusch , Mélanie Davranche , Yann Sivry , Anne-Catherine Pierson-Wickmann , Mickael Tharaud , Frank Heberling","doi":"10.1016/j.cocis.2024.101820","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cocis.2024.101820","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Predicting the behavior and fate of redox-sensitive trace elements (TEs; e.g. As, U, Cu, Cr) in natural systems is challenging. Colloids have been reported to control TEs speciation and catalyze TEs redox reactions in many aquatic environments. We hypothesize that the lack of accurate thermodynamic models that account for the role of colloids in TEs speciation explains our inability to predict their redox state distribution in the environment. The slow evolution of the colloidal compartment in response to the prevailing bio/hydro/pedo/climatological conditions need to be decoupled from the fast TEs redox reactions promoted by colloidal surfaces. Further progress is hampered by experimental and theoretical challenges associated with capturing the extreme physical and chemical heterogeneity of colloids, their metastable structures, and their dynamic transformation behavior.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":293,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science","volume":"72 ","pages":"Article 101820"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359029424000384/pdfft?md5=0b42978cadbabfbd36d9226625ceef70&pid=1-s2.0-S1359029424000384-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141407462","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Engineering of hierarchical mesoporous silica nanoparticles via control over surfactant nanoarchitectonics for biological applications","authors":"Yang Yang, Jingcheng Hao, Jiwei Cui","doi":"10.1016/j.cocis.2024.101819","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cocis.2024.101819","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Compared to conventional mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) with ordered porous structures, hierarchical MSNs (HMSNs) have attracted increasing research interests in biological fields, owing to their highly porous structures with multiple distinct interfaces, which create more possibilities to explore complex biological realms. However, due to the structural complexity, the controllable assembly of HMSNs with desired nanostructures and well-defined particle properties is challenging. Herein, we review the advances of engineering HMSNs via control over surfactant nanoarchitectonics and discuss the synthesis-guiding principles and formation mechanisms. Based on the structural features of HMSNs, the corresponding bio-applications (e.g., macromolecule encapsulation, drug release, biointerface adhesion, immune cell activation and stimuli-responsive target motion) are summarized, highlighting the importance of structure–activity relationship. Challenges and future perspectives are also proposed for characterizations and extended applications of HMSNs.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":293,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science","volume":"72 ","pages":"Article 101819"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141413800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cleaning solid surfaces with liquid interfaces and foams: From theory to applications","authors":"Cosima Stubenrauch , Wiebke Drenckhan","doi":"10.1016/j.cocis.2024.101818","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cocis.2024.101818","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>All personal and industrial cleaning sectors search for environmentally friendly methods to clean contaminated solid surfaces. Having relied for a long time on chemical and physico-chemical means with non-negligible environmental impact, these sectors are increasingly exploring the use of physical phenomena to improve cleaning efficiency. We summarise here recent progress in the area of cleaning methods that exploit the physical properties of liquid interfaces created by liquid menisci, bubbles, drops or foams. The high energy of these interfaces leads to a complex interplay between (1) interfacial forces, (2) viscous stresses created by flow fields under confinement, and (3) the capacity to adsorb solid and liquid contaminations. In appropriately designed cleaning processes, this interplay can reach an astounding efficiency, in many cases even with pure water, i.e. in the absence of any detergent. We will also show that whilst foams have always been assumed to be a mere side product of cleaning processes, recent research puts in evidence that they can actually be highly efficient cleaning agents, provided that their physical properties are properly chosen. We discuss a wide range of examples in which different interface-based cleaning methods have been investigated, including solid and liquid contaminations, or biological contaminations (bacteria, biofilms and biofouling).</p></div>","PeriodicalId":293,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science","volume":"72 ","pages":"Article 101818"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359029424000360/pdfft?md5=9c7678121ea012f8b273a4e3fd04139f&pid=1-s2.0-S1359029424000360-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141512052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Amphiphilic lipids for food functionality","authors":"Rafael V.M. Freire, Stefan Salentinig","doi":"10.1016/j.cocis.2024.101817","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cocis.2024.101817","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Amphiphilic lipids are essential biomolecules, critical components in nature's functional materials, and crucial nutrients in food. Being sustainable, biocompatible, and biodegradable with versatile structural properties, they have great potential as functional building blocks for innovative food materials. They can tailor factors including texture, mouthfeel, appearance, and nutrient delivery. Their structural analysis from the angstrom to the micrometer range lies at the core of the functional material design and is fundamental for their further biological understanding.</p><p>We discuss recent advances in colloidal structure formation and challenges in characterizing structures and dynamics in lipid-based materials on the microstructural level. We provide examples of how lipid self-assemblies, particularly lyotropic liquid crystalline structures, can enhance food materials. The interdisciplinary development of this growing research field helps explore new functionalities for food applications.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":293,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science","volume":"72 ","pages":"Article 101817"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359029424000359/pdfft?md5=5e089bc3bfa8f4ec516240ae012f5239&pid=1-s2.0-S1359029424000359-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141481100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Matej Kanduč , Joshua Reed , Alexander Schlaich , Emanuel Schneck
{"title":"Molecular dynamics simulations as support for experimental studies on surfactant interfacial layers","authors":"Matej Kanduč , Joshua Reed , Alexander Schlaich , Emanuel Schneck","doi":"10.1016/j.cocis.2024.101816","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cocis.2024.101816","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Surfactants play an increasingly important role across diverse scientific and industrial domains. Gaining a deeper understanding of their molecular behavior at various interfaces is thus becoming ever more essential. Despite considerable advances in experimental techniques, challenges in capturing the detailed molecular-level behavior of surfactants at interfaces persist. In this work, we discuss the potential of combining various experimental methods with atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulations in studies of surfactant interfacial layers. MD simulations have emerged as a powerful tool that provides detailed insights into molecular structures and dynamic properties, some of which are inaccessible through experimental means alone. By re-examining existing MD simulation data and directly comparing them with experiments, we illustrate how MD simulations can be used to validate and support thermodynamic models and interpret spectroscopy and scattering data. While combining scattering experiments on Langmuir layers of insoluble surfactants with simulations seems to be well-established by now, we emphasize the growing capability of scattering techniques to also investigate the more disordered Gibbs layers of soluble surfactants. Here, MD simulations can now connect the pressure and adsorption isotherms with the equation of state. In light of the ongoing parallel developments of computational and experimental methods, their synergistic use can be expected to drive future progress in surfactant research.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":293,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science","volume":"72 ","pages":"Article 101816"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359029424000347/pdfft?md5=367aaf6b1fdd28a169d0b3ff1fe7fded&pid=1-s2.0-S1359029424000347-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141481101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}