Colloid JournalPub Date : 2025-04-11DOI: 10.1134/S1061933X24600970
G. S. Ganchenko, V. S. Shelistov, E. A. Demekhin
{"title":"Electroconvection near Two-Layer Composite Microparticles","authors":"G. S. Ganchenko, V. S. Shelistov, E. A. Demekhin","doi":"10.1134/S1061933X24600970","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1061933X24600970","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper presents the results of a numerical simulation of an electrolyte solution behavior near a spherical dielectric microparticle covered with a homogeneous ion-selective shell under the influence of an external electric field. The particle is assumed to be stationary, and the electrolyte either stays still or is pumped externally with a constant velocity in absence of the electric field. The field, in turn, generates electroosmotic flow near the particle’s surface. It is shown that concentration polarization can occur near the particle, whereas electrokinetic instability only occurs near particles with a sufficiently thick shell. When the particle’s surface charge is opposite to the one of its shell, non-stationary regimes may be observed when the shell is thin enough.</p>","PeriodicalId":521,"journal":{"name":"Colloid Journal","volume":"87 1","pages":"15 - 21"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143818224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Colloid JournalPub Date : 2025-04-11DOI: 10.1134/S1061933X24601082
Yu. V. Cherednichenko, I. R. Ishmukhametov, G. I. Fakhrullina
{"title":"Surface Modifiers for Reducing Bacterial Contamination in Medicine and Food Industry","authors":"Yu. V. Cherednichenko, I. R. Ishmukhametov, G. I. Fakhrullina","doi":"10.1134/S1061933X24601082","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1061933X24601082","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Antibacterial coatings are used in the food, textile, and construction industries, as well as in biotechnology and medicine. This review considers the main types of coatings that prevent surfaces from fouling with biomacromolecules and microorganisms, i.e., anti-adhesive, contact-type, release-based, multifunctional, and intelligent (“smart”) coatings. For each type of the coatings, the most relevant and efficient active substances and their action mechanisms are described. Despite the wide use of anti-adhesive surfaces and contact-type coatings, they have many drawbacks that limit the scope of their application and reduce their activity and durability. Numerous studies have shown that multifunctional and intelligent coatings have a high potential for practical application and further studies of their modification aimed at producing universal and economically advantageous coatings. The main problem of the practical application of such surfaces is the imperfection of the methods used to assess the stability and antibacterial properties of the coatings under laboratory conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":521,"journal":{"name":"Colloid Journal","volume":"87 1","pages":"54 - 67"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143818130","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Colloid JournalPub Date : 2025-04-11DOI: 10.1134/S1061933X24601227
V. N. Matveenko, E. A. Kirsanov
{"title":"Rheology of Structured Liquids. Flow Regimes and Rheological Equations","authors":"V. N. Matveenko, E. A. Kirsanov","doi":"10.1134/S1061933X24601227","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1061933X24601227","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A set of rheological equations based on structural-kinetic representations has been presented to describe viscous and elastic properties of structured liquids, namely, concentrated suspensions, emulsions, micellar solutions, and polymer solutions and melts. The structural model equations are valid for equilibrium stationary and equilibrium oscillating flows. The equations are suitable for approximating <span>(tau (dot {gamma }))</span>, <span>({{N}_{1}}(dot {gamma }))</span>, <span>(G{kern 1pt} ^{\"}(omega ))</span>, and <span>(G{kern 1pt} '(omega ))</span> rheological curves in some intervals of shear rates or oscillation frequencies, with each interval corresponding to a certain state of a structure. The results of approximating shear viscosity curves for a polymer solution, a micellar solution, and an emulsion are presented as examples.</p>","PeriodicalId":521,"journal":{"name":"Colloid Journal","volume":"87 1","pages":"38 - 48"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143818223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Colloid JournalPub Date : 2025-04-11DOI: 10.1134/S1061933X24601045
S. G. Laishevkina, L. M. Druian, O. D. Iakobson, E. M. Ivan’kova, B. M. Shabsel’s, N. N. Shevchenko
{"title":"Spherical Polymer Gels Containing Sulfonate Groups: Synthesis and Adsorption Properties","authors":"S. G. Laishevkina, L. M. Druian, O. D. Iakobson, E. M. Ivan’kova, B. M. Shabsel’s, N. N. Shevchenko","doi":"10.1134/S1061933X24601045","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1061933X24601045","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Porous crosslinked polyelectrolyte microspheres 1–5 μm in diameter have been synthesized on the basis of either <i>p</i>-styrene sulfonate used as a functional monomer or a mixture of <i>p</i>-styrene sulfonate and vinyl acetate. The content of sulfonate groups in the obtained polyelectrolyte microspheres is higher than 2 mmol/g. It has been shown that the incorporation of the hydrophobic comonomer significantly increases the swelling degree of the polyelectrolyte microspheres. The adsorption value of model compounds (fuchsine and methylene blue) has been found to significantly exceed the concentration of sulfonate groups. The morphology and structure of the surface layer of polyelectrolyte microspheres have been studied by optical and scanning electron microscopy and FTIR spectroscopy, while their specific surface area has been determined by the BET method.</p>","PeriodicalId":521,"journal":{"name":"Colloid Journal","volume":"87 1","pages":"22 - 31"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143818221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Colloid JournalPub Date : 2025-04-11DOI: 10.1134/S1061933X24600520
O. A. Chikova, I. G. Shirinkina, V. S. Tsepelev, N. I. Sinitsin, V. V. Vyukhin
{"title":"Kinetics of the Interaction of Co–Cu Melts with Graphite and Microstructure of Formed Metal–Carbon Composites","authors":"O. A. Chikova, I. G. Shirinkina, V. S. Tsepelev, N. I. Sinitsin, V. V. Vyukhin","doi":"10.1134/S1061933X24600520","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1061933X24600520","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The time dependences of the contact angles and the wetted surface spot diameters have been measured during the interaction between Co–Cu melts with copper contents of 20, 40, and 60 at % and graphite at temperatures of 1390, 1440, 1490, 1540, and 1590°C. Under these conditions, graphite is not wetted by the Co–Cu melts: the final contact angles for Co80–Cu20, Co60–Cu40, and Co40–Cu60 are 95, 110, and 100°, respectively. Therewith, the final diameters of the wetted surface spots somewhat increase. The metallographic analysis of the microstructure of the Co–Cu–C composite materials obtained by the contact alloying of Co–Cu melts with carbon has shown that the morphology of the structural components and the phase composition of the samples depend on the copper content. Composite materials (Co–27%C–10%Cu) + (Co–32%C–62%Cu) + C and (Co–19%C–15%Cu) + (Co–25%C–72%Cu) + C obtained by the interaction of the Co–Cu melts containing 20 and 40 at % copper with graphite have a macrohomogeneous structure.</p>","PeriodicalId":521,"journal":{"name":"Colloid Journal","volume":"87 1","pages":"68 - 77"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143818122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Colloid JournalPub Date : 2025-04-09DOI: 10.1134/S1061933X24601306
L. E. Ermakova, N. S. Chuikov, A. V. Volkova
{"title":"On the Calculation of Particle Electrokinetic Potential in Detonation Nanodiamond Dispersions","authors":"L. E. Ermakova, N. S. Chuikov, A. V. Volkova","doi":"10.1134/S1061933X24601306","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1061933X24601306","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The applicability of various approximations of the electrophoresis theory to calculating the electrokinetic potentials in real nanodisperse systems has been estimated by the example of aqueous polydispersed thermooxidized detonation nanodiamond sols containing nanoparticle aggregates as depending on the concentration and pH of background electrolyte (NaCl) solutions. It has been found that, at low potentials |ζ<sup>W</sup>| < 25 mV calculated for primary particles within the framework of the Wiersema model, allowance for particle aggregation and aggregate porosity has almost no effect on the electrokinetic potential. In the range of |ζ<sup>W</sup>| = 25−50 mV, the most reliable values of the electrokinetic potentials of the aggregates can, seemingly, be obtained using the Miller equation for ion-conducting particles taking into account their real porosities, provided that the potential is constant. At |ζ<sup>W</sup>| > 50 mV, knowing the real sizes of the aggregates, the Overbeek equation with the Oshima analytical expressions for the <i>f</i><sub>3</sub>(κ<i>r</i>) and <i>f</i><sub>4</sub>(κ<i>r</i>) functions can be used to calculate the electrokinetic potentials under the assumption that the aggregates are monolithic.</p>","PeriodicalId":521,"journal":{"name":"Colloid Journal","volume":"87 2","pages":"201 - 211"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143949574","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Colloid JournalPub Date : 2025-04-09DOI: 10.1134/S1061933X24601410
R. M. Khusnutdinoff
{"title":"Collective Excitations in Amorphous Ice","authors":"R. M. Khusnutdinoff","doi":"10.1134/S1061933X24601410","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1061933X24601410","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The paper presents the results of molecular dynamics simulating microscopic collective excitations in low-density amorphous ice, with the simulation being based on the monatomic ML-mW model of the intermolecular interaction potential. The calculated spectra of longitudinal <span>({{C}_{{text{L}}}}(k,omega ))</span> and transverse <span>({{C}_{{text{T}}}}(k,omega ))</span> current spectra have revealed the propagation of collective excitations of the longitudinal and transverse polarizations in amorphous ice within a wide range of wavenumbers. The region of mixing the longitudinal and transverse collective modes in low-density amorphous ice has been found. It has been shown that, in terms of the dispersion law of transverse acoustic-like modes, the temperature dependence of gap width <i>k</i><sub>gap</sub> is described by a linear dependence.</p>","PeriodicalId":521,"journal":{"name":"Colloid Journal","volume":"87 2","pages":"229 - 235"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143949554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Colloid JournalPub Date : 2025-04-09DOI: 10.1134/S1061933X24601501
B. V. Pokidko, O. A. Dulina
{"title":"Study of the Mechanism of Structure Formation in Aqueous Dispersions of Na+-Smectites","authors":"B. V. Pokidko, O. A. Dulina","doi":"10.1134/S1061933X24601501","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1061933X24601501","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The paper presents the results of experimental studying colloidal structure and rheology of dilute aqueous Na<sup>+</sup>-montmorillonite dispersions by the capillary and rotational viscometry methods. Aqueous dispersions of clay particles undergo significant structural changes, which markedly affect the character of the flow of such systems. All these changes are managed by alterations in indifferent electrolyte concentration within a narrow concentration range. Certain critical concentration has been found to appear at a NaCl concentration of about 3 mM for the series of dispersions with solid contents of 0.25–3.0 wt %. This critical concentration is significantly lower than the coagulation thresholds reported in the experimental and theoretical works devoted to this scope. The substantial changes in the rheological behavior within this electrolyte concentration range may reflect both the processes of formation/disruption of aggregates and changes in the mechanism of either aggregation or structure formation. The obtained rheological data have been compared with theoretical calculations and the results of dispersion analysis (by the dynamic light scattering method) of aqueous dispersions. The data obtained widen the conceptions of the structuring processes in clay dispersions.</p>","PeriodicalId":521,"journal":{"name":"Colloid Journal","volume":"87 2","pages":"212 - 228"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143949575","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Colloid JournalPub Date : 2025-04-09DOI: 10.1134/S1061933X24601288
Karekin D. Esmeryan, Miglena M. Paneva, Petar P. Panev, Todor A. Chaushev
{"title":"Slow Freezing and Thawing Dynamics of Human Ejaculate on Extremely Water-Repellent Carbon Soot Coatings–Implications to Sperm Cryopreservation","authors":"Karekin D. Esmeryan, Miglena M. Paneva, Petar P. Panev, Todor A. Chaushev","doi":"10.1134/S1061933X24601288","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1061933X24601288","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Paradoxically, but the humans cannot survive at ultralow temperatures, while individual cells such as the spermatozoa can be stored at cryogenic conditions. This facilitates the in-vitro fertilization in cases of male infertility, but the success of assisted reproduction is not guaranteed due to cryodamage of part of the gametes. Recent innovations in carbon nanotechnologies provide perspectives to resolve the existing problems in reproductive medicine, since the flame deposition of rapeseed oil soot on the surfaces of freezing tools favors the cryopreservation of human semen. The water-repellent soot supports heat exchange rates allowing timely osmotic removal of the intracellular water and retained chemical equilibrium in the cells. It is unknown, however, whether the non-wettability of soot is responsible for the enhanced cryopreservation or the dynamics of sperm freezing and thawing influences the outcome. To understand this, 50 µL semen without and with 50 vol % cryoprotectant SpermFreeze<sup>TM</sup> are frozen within twenty minutes on two types of soot coatings by simultaneously cooling all components of the cryogenic chamber, leading to ice-liquid content in the droplets that eliminates the singular tip, followed by uniform melting via thermocapillary convection. The pre-cooling of soot-coated substrates and the absence of cryoprotectant generates an abrupt upward-moving freezing front and increases the total ice mass in the semen, creating a cone tip—processes, presumably worsening the cells’ viability. These novel results reveal that the fraction of ice crystals and their spatial distribution could be adjusted by selecting appropriate carbon nanostructures and cooling regimes, targeting future harmless sperm freezing.</p>","PeriodicalId":521,"journal":{"name":"Colloid Journal","volume":"87 2","pages":"255 - 267"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143949424","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Colloid JournalPub Date : 2025-04-09DOI: 10.1134/S1061933X24601239
Daphne Nguyen, Manish Kumar
{"title":"Formulation and Evaluation of Nanoemulsion-Based Cream Using Green Ingredients Exhibiting Enhanced Performance Characteristics","authors":"Daphne Nguyen, Manish Kumar","doi":"10.1134/S1061933X24601239","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1061933X24601239","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The present study focuses on the formulation and evaluation of a nanoemulsion-based cream (nanocream) using green ingredients, aimed at enhancing performance, stability, and sustainability. The nanoemulsion was developed through the low-energy phase inversion temperature (PIT) method, which successfully protected green bioactive compounds like vitamin E, cinnamon oil, jojoba oil, and peppermint oil from degradation. A series of nanoemulsions were prepared using varying ratios of oils and surfactants and evaluated for stability, transparency, and droplet size. The optimized nanoemulsion, with a mean droplet size of 121.3 ± 1.1 nm and a low polydispersity index (PDI) of 0.094 ± 0.001, demonstrated high uniformity and stability. This optimized nanoemulsion was further used as the cream’s aqueous phase, forming a nanocream that exhibits enhanced permeation of nanoscale bioactives through a membrane and improved overall performance characteristics. In vitro membrane permeation studies revealed that the optimized nanocream achieved a permeation rate of 97.1%, substantially outperforming the control cream. In vitro antimicrobial studies showed comparable efficacy to standard market preparations containing synthetic agents. The nanocream also demonstrated long-term stability over six months, maintaining structural integrity without phase separation or significant changes in pH and spreadability. The nanoemulsion-based cream formulated with eco-friendly ingredients hence offers enhanced skin permeation, superior bioactive delivery, and stable performance, making it a promising candidate for topical skincare and antimicrobial applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":521,"journal":{"name":"Colloid Journal","volume":"87 2","pages":"302 - 314"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143949573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}