Hamad Rafique, Pai Peng, Xinzhong Hu, Kanza Saeed, Muhammad Zubair Khalid, Waseem Khalid, Sonia Morya, Tawfiq Alsulami, Robert Mugabi, Gulzar Ahmad Nayik
{"title":"Ultrasound-assisted modification of oat protein isolates: Structural and functional enhancements.","authors":"Hamad Rafique, Pai Peng, Xinzhong Hu, Kanza Saeed, Muhammad Zubair Khalid, Waseem Khalid, Sonia Morya, Tawfiq Alsulami, Robert Mugabi, Gulzar Ahmad Nayik","doi":"10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.107204","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.107204","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Escalating global protein demand necessitates the commercialization of protein rich products. Oat is a promising high-quality protein source but it requires structural and functional modifications to diversify its application. The current investigation was focused on the impact of different powers of ultrasonic waves (200, 400, and 600 W) on structural and functional characteristics of oat protein isolates to improve its techno-functional properties. Higher strength ultrasound waves generated flat sheet structures which were observed while analyzing microstructure of oat protein isolate (OPI). However, non-significant variation in molecular weight distribution were observed in different treatments. At 600 W power of ultrasonic waves the protein fragments show local accumulation, increased α-helix content. Due to uncoiling of protein structure decrease in β-sheets and β-turns was also observed at 600 W. Protein turbidity decreased significantly under low power ultrasonic treatment (200 W) which significantly increased at higher power. Moderate ultrasonic treatment (400 W) promoted protein dissolution, and maintained a good balance between β-sheets (71.04 ± 0.08), α-helix (16.27 ± 0.02) and β-turns (12.68 ± 0.03), exhibiting optimized flexibility and structural integrity. Whereas, higher strength (600 W) significantly destroyed protein structure. The amino acid content decreased significantly with increasing ultrasonic power. The thermal characteristics of OPI remained unaffected after ultrasound treatment. In conclusion, modifications of secondary and tertiary structure induced by moderate ultrasonic treatment (400 W) improved functional properties of OPI. The 400 W treatment resulted in highest essential amino acid content (EAA) i.e., 22.75 ± 0.82 mg/100 mg and total amino acid content (TAA) i.e., 64.94 ± 2.7 mg/100 mg, which are significantly higher than WHO and FAO standards, suggesting best total and essential amino acid production in comparison to other treatments.</p>","PeriodicalId":442,"journal":{"name":"Ultrasonics Sonochemistry","volume":"112 ","pages":"107204"},"PeriodicalIF":8.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142852028","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}
Ye Tao, Jiaming Cai, Peng Wang, Lei Zhou, Jiale Chai, Zixu Wang, Xinglian Xu
{"title":"Improving the rheological and tribological properties of emulsion-filled gel by ultrasound-assisted cross-linked myofibrillar protein emulsion: Insight into the simulation of oral processing.","authors":"Ye Tao, Jiaming Cai, Peng Wang, Lei Zhou, Jiale Chai, Zixu Wang, Xinglian Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.107205","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.107205","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to investigate the effect of ultrasound-assisted cross-linking of myofibrillar protein (MP) emulsions on the enhancement of rheological and tribological properties of emulsion-filled gel. The micro-morphology, texture, water hold capacity (WHC), chemical forces, linear shear rheological behavior, large amplitude oscillatory shear (LAOS), oil-released content, and simulated oral friction of the water-filled gel (WP-G), the original MP fabricated emulsion-filled gel (NP-G), the crosslinked MP fabricated emulsion-filled gel (NPG-G), and the ultrasound treated crosslinked MP fabricated emulsion-filled gel (NPGU-G) were determined. Results indicated that emulsion as filler phase significantly improved the rheological and tribological properties of the gel, especially for the ultrasound-assisted MP emulsion-filled gel (NPGU-G) group, the smaller droplet size of emulsion contributed to the density and structural uniformity of the gel. Based on the excellent hydrophobic interaction between emulsion droplets and protein matrix, the NPGU-G group presented enhanced hardness, gumminess, chewiness, hydrophobic interaction, creep-recovery behavior, and the retarded transition of nonlinear response. Furthermore, the lower oil-released content and reduced friction coefficient in the NPGU-G group also indicated that the smaller emulsion droplets contributed to the gel quality and mouth lubrication. Consequently, this study demonstrated that ultrasound-assisted cross-linked MP emulsion with smaller droplets can be successfully filled into gel structures, form a denser network structure, and improve the quality of the emulsion-filled gel.</p>","PeriodicalId":442,"journal":{"name":"Ultrasonics Sonochemistry","volume":"112 ","pages":"107205"},"PeriodicalIF":8.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142862860","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":"Effects of ultrasound-assisted plasma-activated water pretreatment combined with electrohydrodynamics on drying characteristics, active ingredients and volatile components of yam (Dioscorea opposita).","authors":"Wurile Bai, Peng Guan, Jiaqi Liu, Junjun Lian, Zhiqing Song, Hao Chen, Ru Xing, Jingli Lu, Changjiang Ding","doi":"10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.107192","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.107192","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper explores the effect of ultrasound (US) assisted plasma-activated water (PAW) or deionized water (DW) pretreatment combined with electrohydrodynamics (EHD) on the drying of yam. The activity characteristics of four pretreatments (plasma activated water combined with ultrasound (PAW + US), plasma activated water (PAW), deionized water combined with ultrasound (DW + US), and deionized water (DW) (control)) and their effects on drying characteristics, rehydration rate, color, reducing sugars, total phenols, infrared spectra, and volatile compositions of yam under EHD drying process were investigated. The results showed that the media pretreaded by ultrasound (US) combined with plasma-activated water (PAW) has lower media of pH (53.84 % lower than that of US + DW), higher nitrite ion concentration (311 times over US + DW), higher oxidation reduction potential (50.58 % higher than that of US + DW), and higher electrical conductivity (99.29 times over US + DW). And ultrasonic pretreatment (US) combined with plasma-activated water (PAW) drying resulted in faster drying, better rehydration rate, higher brightness L * (18.35 % higher than that of US + DW) and whiteness (1.1 % higher than that of US + DW), and retention of more reducing sugars (10.96 % higher than that of US + DW) and total phenols (14.04 % higher than that of US + DW), and a higher variety and content of volatile components. This provides an experimental and theoretical basis for the application of ultrasonic (US) combined with plasma-activated water (PAW) pretreatment to electrohydrodynamic drying.</p>","PeriodicalId":442,"journal":{"name":"Ultrasonics Sonochemistry","volume":"112 ","pages":"107192"},"PeriodicalIF":8.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142826988","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":"An ultrasonic degraded polysaccharide extracted from Pueraria lobata ameliorate ischemic brain injury in mice by regulating the gut microbiota and LPS-TLR4 pathway.","authors":"Yulong Zhang, Zuman Dou, Shanshan Li, Huaying Zhang, Shanshui Zeng, Xiangyu Zuo, Yu Xiao, Lingling Zhang, Zhixin Li, Qingfeng Zhu, Wenyang Zhang, Hui Niu, Qingfei Duan, Xiaoxia Chen, Zhuang Li, Hongwei Zhou, Qian Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.107200","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.107200","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ischemia brain injury is closely associated with the gut microbiota. Polysaccharides, as a typical prebiotic, have been extensively employed in stroke treatment. In our previous study, Pueraria lobata polysaccharide (PLP-3) with antioxidant activity was prepared via water extraction and alcohol precipitation combined with ultrasonic degradation. In this study, the effects of PLP-3 on ischemia brain injury and its regulatory effects on the gut microbiota were further investigated. The results demonstrated that PLP-3 effectively reduced the infarct area, improves neurological function, and alleviates neuronal damage of cerebral ischemia injury. Mechanistically, PLP-3 significantly reduces serum LPS levels in MCAO mice, inhibiting TLR-4 activation in brain tissue and thereby reducing IL-1β and TNF-α levels. Meanwhile, PLP-3 significantly repaired the intestinal barrier injury by increasing the expression of tight junction proteins (ZO-1 and Occludin) and increasing the number of goblet cells. Additionally, the structure and composition of gut microbiota in MCAO mice after PLP-3 intervention, were also significantly changed, especially the enrichment of Lactobacillus and the reduction of Corynebacterium and Staphylococcus. At the same time, short chain fatty acid, metabolites of gut microbiota, were also significantly increased and significantly correlated with the abundance of Lactobacillus. Moreover, LC-MS untargeted metabolomics revealed that PLP-3 significantly improves the intestinal metabolic profile after cerebral ischemia injury, upregulating the amino acid biosynthesis pathway and enriching amino acids such as glutamine and arginine, as well as neuroprotective flavonoids such as fisetin and liquiritigenin. These results suggested that PLP-3 could protect mice from cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury by regulating gut microbiota and repairing gut barrier, inhibiting brain LPS/TLR4/MyD88 inflammatory pathway, therefore we provide a theoretical basis for PLP-3 as a functional food to prevent ischemic brain injury.</p>","PeriodicalId":442,"journal":{"name":"Ultrasonics Sonochemistry","volume":"112 ","pages":"107200"},"PeriodicalIF":8.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142826983","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":"An experimental class to illustrate the physical and chemical effects of ultrasound as an introduction to practical advanced oxidation processes.","authors":"Efraím A Serna-Galvis, Ricardo A Torres-Palma","doi":"10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.107196","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.107196","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This work presents the development of an illustrative experimental class about the mechanical and chemical effects of ultrasound to introduce students to the field of sonochemical advanced oxidation processes. Ultrasound equipment at low frequency (<100 kHz) and mid-high frequency (200-500 kHz), in addition to basic laboratory equipment (glassware instruments and a spectrophotometer) and accessible reagents (commercial activated carbon, potassium iodide, ammonium heptamolybdate, distilled water, and methyl orange) are required. Under the teacher's supervision, the students will perform experiments on the sonication of activated carbon in water to learn about the mechanical effects. Meanwhile, to evidence the chemical effects, the water sonolysis to produce hydrogen peroxide<sub>,</sub> and the degradation of a model organic pollutant (methyl orange) are carried out. In qualitative aspects, the students will learn the predominant effects as a function of the ultrasound frequency. From a practical point of view, the students are expected to learn how to quantify the sonogenerated hydrogen peroxide and follow the sonochemical degradation of a model compound. Besides, a short-written report and its feedback are presented as the evaluation strategy for the learning of students.</p>","PeriodicalId":442,"journal":{"name":"Ultrasonics Sonochemistry","volume":"112 ","pages":"107196"},"PeriodicalIF":8.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142826979","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":"Lamellarity of ultrasound assisted formations of dipalmitoyl-lecithin vesicles.","authors":"Attila Bóta, Heinz Amenitsch, András Wacha","doi":"10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.107187","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.107187","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Formation of unilamellae of fully hydrated dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) was induced by a horn sonicator from multilamellar vesicles and followed by time-resolved synchrotron small angle X-ray scattering and direct visual morphological investigations by the means of transmission electron-microscopy combined with freeze-fracture. Without incubation the ultrasonication causes continuous increasing in temperature and transformation from the gel to rippled gel structures, then reaching the main transition, the formfactor of unilamellar structure appeared. The ultrasonication resulted in different layer formations at the characteristic temperatures of the gel (20 °C), rippled gel (38 °C), and liquid crystalline (45 °C) phases of the system. At 20 °C irregular stacks of multi and oligolamellar lamellae were shaped even after three hours of ultrasonication. At 38 and 45 °C the ultrasound induced dominantly unilamellar vesicles (ULVs) in a short time (10 and 3 - 5 min, respectively, under typical ultrasound treatments in the general laboratory practice). After the end of the ultrasonication, irregular layer formations with defects structures increased when the temperature of sonication was above the chain melting temperature of the hydrated DPPC system, underlining the importance of optimized sonication processes.</p>","PeriodicalId":442,"journal":{"name":"Ultrasonics Sonochemistry","volume":"112 ","pages":"107187"},"PeriodicalIF":8.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142826598","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}
Yating Liu, Zongyun Yang, Zhen Li, Juan Shen, Xia Wang, Ru Li, Ye Tao, Xinglian Xu, Peng Wang
{"title":"Systematic free energy insights into the enhanced dispersibility of myofibrillar protein in low-salt solutions through ultrasound-assisted enzymatic deamidation.","authors":"Yating Liu, Zongyun Yang, Zhen Li, Juan Shen, Xia Wang, Ru Li, Ye Tao, Xinglian Xu, Peng Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.107199","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.107199","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This work aimed to investigate the effects of ultrasound assisted enzymatic deamidation by protein-glutaminase (PG) on the dispersion of myofibrillar protein (MP) in low-salt solutions. The solubility, structural characteristics, transmission electron microscopy, asymmetric-flow field-flow fractionation, steady shear rheological property and multiple light scattering of MP deamidated by PG (MP-PG) and MP pretreated with ultrasound followed by PG deamidation (MP-U-PG) were determined. Molecular docking and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were used to estimate the interaction between PG and MP. Under ultrasound assistance, the MP deamidated for 16 h (MP-U-PG16) showed the highest solubility (80.1 %) in low-salt conditions, which is attributed to its highest absolute zeta potential and smallest particle size. Although secondary structure analysis showed that MP-PG and MP-U-PG had an increased α-helix ratio and a decreased β-sheet ratio, ultrasonic treatment had a significantly influence on the MD results. The results manifested that hydrogen bond was the primary forces driving the binding between PG and MP, and the hydrogen bond and hydrophobic interaction were the dominant forces responsible the binding between PG and MP pretreated with ultrasound. According to the energy landscapes theory, ultrasound could overcome the energy barriers through external force input and find the best pathway to achieve the final lowest energy state. Our research contributed to the improvement of the colloidal dispersibility of MPs under low-salt conditions and the regulation of protein interaction by ultrasound assistance.</p>","PeriodicalId":442,"journal":{"name":"Ultrasonics Sonochemistry","volume":"112 ","pages":"107199"},"PeriodicalIF":8.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142826599","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}
Nayyar Iqbal, Miral Javed, Ramy M Khoder, Areej Areej, Renyu Zheng, Shanbai Xiong, Ibrahim Khalifa, Hassan Barakat, Youming Liu
{"title":"Innovative CO<sub>2</sub>-NBs-assisted ultrasonication for the phytochemical extraction of peanut (Arachis hypoga) shells: Synthesis and characterization of CO<sub>2</sub>-nanobubbles.","authors":"Nayyar Iqbal, Miral Javed, Ramy M Khoder, Areej Areej, Renyu Zheng, Shanbai Xiong, Ibrahim Khalifa, Hassan Barakat, Youming Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.107198","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.107198","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study was designed to obtain the maximum extraction yield of peanut shell (PS) polyphenols using a novel carbon dioxide nanobubbles (CO<sub>2</sub>-NBs) assisted ultrasonic extraction method. CO<sub>2</sub>-NBs were generated in distilled water with a self-developed high-pressure nano-jet homogenization method and characterized by size, zeta potential and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The obtained nanobubble's mean size and zeta potential were 229.96 ± 17.44 nm and -15.9 ± 1.27 mV, respectively. Later, these CO<sub>2</sub>-NBs, combined with ultrasonic method, were used for the extraction of polyphenols, achieving the highest polyphenol content (3619.21 ± 113.07 µg GAE/mL) as compared to ultrasonic extraction (2914.69 ± 145.45 µg GAE/mL) and conventional extraction (2340.11 ± 80.02 µg GAE/mL). Response surface methodology (RSM) provided optimization parameters, including ultrasonic power of 358.76 W, surfactant concentration of 4.54 %, and extraction time of 41.41 min. HPLC analysis identified distinct peaks corresponding to polyphenolic compounds such as gallo-catechin, catechin gallate, resveratrol, and luteolin, confirming their presence and concentrations in the peanut shell extract (PSE). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed significant structural disruption and increased porosity in peanut shell powder, supporting the enhanced extraction of polyphenols through CO<sub>2</sub>-NBs-assisted ultrasonic extraction process. This research establishes theoretical and practical foundation for generation of CO<sub>2</sub>-NBs and CO<sub>2</sub>-NBs ultrasonic extraction technology to efficiently extract polyphenols from waste PS, thereby enhancing the extraction efficiency of valuable compounds for use in functional food products and promoting sustainable practices in food industry.</p>","PeriodicalId":442,"journal":{"name":"Ultrasonics Sonochemistry","volume":"112 ","pages":"107198"},"PeriodicalIF":8.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142852025","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":"Effectiveness of ultrasound (US) and slightly acidic electrolyzed water (SAEW) treatments for removing Listeria monocytogenes biofilms.","authors":"Hongrui Ren, Yu Quan, Shaokang Liu, Jianxiong Hao","doi":"10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.107190","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.107190","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Biofilms can persist in food industry environments leading to repeated cross-contamination, thus threatening human health. Slightly acid electrolyzed water (SAEW) and ultrasound have emerged as environmentally-friendly antimicrobial agents. However, their bactericidal efficacy is not high when used alone. In the present study, the effect of ultrasound combined with SAEW on removing Listeria monocytogenes biofilms from a glass surface was evaluated. Listeria monocytogenes biofilms were treated by immersion in sterilized deionized water (control treatment), immersion in sterilized deionized water combined with ultrasound (US treatment), immersion in SAEW (SAEW treatment), immersion in SAEW combined with ultrasound treatment (SAEW + US treatment), immersion in SAEW followed by immersion in sterilized deionized water combined with ultrasound (SAEW - US treatment), and immersion in sterilized deionized water combined with ultrasound followed by immersion in SAEW (US - SAEW treatment). The results showed that treating biofilms by US - SAEW treatment led to the lowest number of Listeria monocytogenes, the lowest amount of biofilm remaining on the glass slide were visualized by crystal violet staining and scanning electron microscope, and a minimal content of extracellular polymeric substances. Overall, the highest biofilm removal efficacy was observed for the US - SAEW treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":442,"journal":{"name":"Ultrasonics Sonochemistry","volume":"112 ","pages":"107190"},"PeriodicalIF":8.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142826987","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}
Xiao Huang, Peng-Bo Liu, Guang-Yun Niu, Hai-Bao Hu
{"title":"Experimental study on the translation behavior of an in-situ bubble pair in the ultrasonic field","authors":"Xiao Huang, Peng-Bo Liu, Guang-Yun Niu, Hai-Bao Hu","doi":"10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.107188","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.107188","url":null,"abstract":"The dynamics of acoustic cavitation bubbles hold significant importance in ultrasonic cleaning, biomedicine, and chemistry. Utilizing an in-situ normal pressure bubble generation and observation system that was developed, this study examined the translational behavior of micrometer-scale normal pressure bubble pairs with initial radius ratio of 1:1 and 2:1 under ultrasonic field excitation. A velocity-distance curve was proposed to quantify the secondary Bjerknes forces during various interaction stages of the bubbles. The findings revealed that equal-sized bubbles underwent an acceleration phase, a deceleration phase, and a velocity jump phase during attraction in both strong and weak acoustic fields. In contrast, bubbles of unequal sizes, due to different oscillation frequencies, experienced multiple acceleration and deceleration phases, presenting asynchronous behaviors. The study further explored the effects of the initial bubble radius, shape oscillation, and volume oscillations on the attraction speed. Results showed that the velocity of the bubble’s centroid decreased with an increase in the initial radius, while intensified volume oscillations increased the secondary Bjerknes force, thereby increasing the centroid’s velocity. Moreover, strong acoustic fields were more likely to induce severe volume and shape oscillations in bubbles than weak fields. The irregular shape oscillations in twin bubbles resulted in shortened durations of acceleration and deceleration phases, reduced peak velocities of acceleration phase, and diminished acceleration during the velocity jump phase. The research provided some mechanical explanations for acoustic cavitation dynamics and its applications.","PeriodicalId":442,"journal":{"name":"Ultrasonics Sonochemistry","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142816608","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}