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Backholm M, Kärki T, Nurmi HA, Vuckovac M, Turkki V, Lepikko S, Jokinen V, Quéré D, Timonen JVI, Ras RHA. Toward vanishing droplet friction on repellent surfaces. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2315214121. [PMID: 38621127 PMCID: PMC11047067 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2315214121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024] Open
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Superhydrophobic surfaces are often seen as frictionless materials, on which water is highly mobile. Understanding the nature of friction for such water-repellent systems is central to further minimize resistance to motion and energy loss in applications. For slowly moving drops, contact-line friction has been generally considered dominant on slippery superhydrophobic surfaces. Here, we show that this general rule applies only at very low speed. Using a micropipette force sensor in an oscillating mode, we measure the friction of water drops approaching or even equaling zero contact-line friction. We evidence that dissipation then mainly stems from the viscous shearing of the air film (plastron) trapped under the liquid. Because this force is velocity dependent, it can become a serious drag on surfaces that look highly slippery from quasi-static tests. The plastron thickness is found to be the key parameter that enables the control of this special friction, which is useful information for designing the next generation of ultraslippery water-repellent coatings.
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- Matilda Backholm
- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, Espoo02150, Finland
- Centre of Excellence in Life-Inspired Hybrid Materials, Aalto University, Espoo02150, Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, Espoo02150, Finland
- Centre of Excellence in Life-Inspired Hybrid Materials, Aalto University, Espoo02150, Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, Espoo02150, Finland
- Centre of Excellence in Life-Inspired Hybrid Materials, Aalto University, Espoo02150, Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, Espoo02150, Finland
- Centre of Excellence in Life-Inspired Hybrid Materials, Aalto University, Espoo02150, Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, Espoo02150, Finland
- Centre of Excellence in Life-Inspired Hybrid Materials, Aalto University, Espoo02150, Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, Espoo02150, Finland
- Centre of Excellence in Life-Inspired Hybrid Materials, Aalto University, Espoo02150, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, Aalto University, Espoo02150, Finland
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- Physique et Mécanique des Milieux Hétérogènes, UMR 7636 du CNRS, Paris Sciences Lettres Research University, Ecole Supérieure de Physique et Chimie Industrielles, Paris75005, France
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- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, Espoo02150, Finland
- Centre of Excellence in Life-Inspired Hybrid Materials, Aalto University, Espoo02150, Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, Espoo02150, Finland
- Centre of Excellence in Life-Inspired Hybrid Materials, Aalto University, Espoo02150, Finland
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Beitollahpoor M, Farzam M, Pesika NS. Friction force-based measurements for simultaneous determination of the wetting properties and stability of superhydrophobic surfaces. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 648:161-168. [PMID: 37301141 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.05.161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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HYPOTHESIS Contact angle and sliding angle measurements are widely used to characterize superhydrophobic surfaces because of the simplicity and accessibility of the technique. We hypothesize that dynamic friction measurements, with increasing pre-loads, between a water drop and a superhydrophobic surface is more accurate because this technique is less influenced by local surface inhomogeneities and temporal surface changes. EXPERIMENTS A water drop, held by a ring probe which is connected to a dual-axis force sensor, is sheared against a superhydrophobic surface while maintaining a constant preload. From this force-based technique, static and kinetic friction forces measurements are used to characterize the wetting properties of the superhydrophobic surfaces. Furthermore, by applying increased pre-loads to the water drop while shearing, the critical load at which the drop transitions from the Cassie-Baxter to Wenzel state is also measured. FINDINGS The force-based technique predicts sliding angles with reduced standard deviations (between 56 and 64%) compared to conventional optical-based measurements. Kinetic friction force measurements show a higher accuracy (between 35 and 80%) compared to static friction force measurements in characterizing the wetting properties of superhydrophobic surfaces. The critical loads for the Cassie-Baxter to Wenzel state transition allows for stability characterization between seemingly similar superhydrophobic surfaces.
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- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA.
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- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA.
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Droplet splash and spread on superhydrophobic lotus leaves: Direct regulation by tuning the chain length of surfactant. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Socoliuc V, Avdeev MV, Kuncser V, Turcu R, Tombácz E, Vékás L. Ferrofluids and bio-ferrofluids: looking back and stepping forward. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:4786-4886. [PMID: 35297919 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr05841j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Ferrofluids investigated along for about five decades are ultrastable colloidal suspensions of magnetic nanoparticles, which manifest simultaneously fluid and magnetic properties. Their magnetically controllable and tunable feature proved to be from the beginning an extremely fertile ground for a wide range of engineering applications. More recently, biocompatible ferrofluids attracted huge interest and produced a considerable increase of the applicative potential in nanomedicine, biotechnology and environmental protection. This paper offers a brief overview of the most relevant early results and a comprehensive description of recent achievements in ferrofluid synthesis, advanced characterization, as well as the governing equations of ferrohydrodynamics, the most important interfacial phenomena and the flow properties. Finally, it provides an overview of recent advances in tunable and adaptive multifunctional materials derived from ferrofluids and a detailed presentation of the recent progress of applications in the field of sensors and actuators, ferrofluid-driven assembly and manipulation, droplet technology, including droplet generation and control, mechanical actuation, liquid computing and robotics.
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- V Socoliuc
- Romanian Academy - Timisoara Branch, Center for Fundamental and Advanced Technical Research, Laboratory of Magnetic Fluids, Mihai Viteazu Ave. 24, 300223 Timisoara, Romania.
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- Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Joliot-Curie Str. 6, 141980 Dubna, Moscow Reg., Russia.
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- National Institute of Materials Physics, Bucharest-Magurele, 077125, Romania
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- National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies (INCDTIM), Donat Str. 67-103, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- University of Szeged, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Food Engineering, Moszkvai krt. 5-7, H-6725 Szeged, Hungary.
- University of Pannonia - Soós Ernő Water Technology Research and Development Center, H-8800 Zrínyi M. str. 18, Nagykanizsa, Hungary
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- Romanian Academy - Timisoara Branch, Center for Fundamental and Advanced Technical Research, Laboratory of Magnetic Fluids, Mihai Viteazu Ave. 24, 300223 Timisoara, Romania.
- Politehnica University of Timisoara, Research Center for Complex Fluids Systems Engineering, Mihai Viteazul Ave. 1, 300222 Timisoara, Romania
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Qian C, Zhou F, Wang T, Li Q, Hu D, Chen X, Wang Z. Pancake Jumping of Sessile Droplets. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2103834. [PMID: 35032105 PMCID: PMC8895051 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202103834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Rapid droplet shedding from surfaces is fundamentally interesting and important in numerous applications such as anti-icing, anti-fouling, dropwise condensation, and electricity generation. Recent efforts have demonstrated the complete rebound or pancake bouncing of impinging droplets by tuning the physicochemical properties of surfaces and applying external control, however, enabling sessile droplets to jump off surfaces in a bottom-to-up manner is challenging. Here, the rapid jumping of sessile droplets, even cold droplets, in a pancake shape is reported by engineering superhydrophobic magnetically responsive blades arrays. This largely unexplored droplet behavior, termed as pancake jumping, exhibits many advantages such as short interaction time and high energy conversion efficiency. The critical conditions for the occurrence of this new phenomenon are also identified. This work provides a new toolkit for the attainment of well-controlled and active steering of both sessile and impacting droplets for a wide range of applications.
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- Chenlu Qian
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Thermal Control of Electronic EquipmentSchool of Energy and Power EngineeringNanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing210094China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Thermal Control of Electronic EquipmentSchool of Energy and Power EngineeringNanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing210094China
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringCity University of Hong KongHong Kong999077China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Thermal Control of Electronic EquipmentSchool of Energy and Power EngineeringNanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing210094China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Thermal Control of Electronic EquipmentSchool of Energy and Power EngineeringNanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing210094China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Thermal Control of Electronic EquipmentSchool of Energy and Power EngineeringNanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing210094China
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringCity University of Hong KongHong Kong999077China
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Cheng H, Liu H, Li W, Li M. Recent advances in magnetic digital microfluidic platforms. Electrophoresis 2021; 42:2329-2346. [PMID: 34196022 DOI: 10.1002/elps.202100088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Magnetic Digital microfluidics (DMF), which enables the manipulation of droplets containing different types of samples and reagents by permanent magnets or electromagnet arrays, has been used as a promising platform technology for bioanalytical and preparative assays. This is due to its unique advantages such as simple and "power free" operation, easy assembly, great compatibility with auto control systems, and dual functionality of magnetic particles (actuation and target attachment). Over the past decades, magnetic DMF technique has gained a widespread attention in many fields such as sample-to-answer molecular diagnostics, immunoassays, cell assays, on-demand chemical synthesis, and single-cell manipulation. In the first part of this review, we summarised features of magnetic DMF. Then, we introduced the actuation mechanisms and fabrication of magnetic DMF. Furthermore, we discussed five main applications of magnetic DMF, namely drug screening, protein assays, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), cell manipulation, and chemical analysis and synthesis. In the last part of the review, current challenges and limitations with magnetic DMF technique were discussed, such as biocompatibility, automation of microdroplet control systems, and microdroplet evaporation, with an eye on towards future development.
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- Hao Cheng
- Laboratoire de Thermique et Energie de Nantes (LTEN), UMR CNRS 6607, Polytech' Nantes-Université de Nantes, Nantes Cedex 03, France.,School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
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- School of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Biomolecular Discovery Research Centre, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Fradin C, Guittard F, Darmanin T. A soft template approach to various porous nanostructures from conjugated carbazole-based monomers. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 584:795-803. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2020] [Revised: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Latikka M, Backholm M, Baidya A, Ballesio A, Serve A, Beaune G, Timonen JVI, Pradeep T, Ras RHA. Ferrofluid Microdroplet Splitting for Population-Based Microfluidics and Interfacial Tensiometry. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2020; 7:2000359. [PMID: 32714752 PMCID: PMC7375242 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202000359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Revised: 05/17/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Ferrofluids exhibit a unique combination of liquid properties and strong magnetic response, which leads to a rich variety of interesting functional properties. Here, the magnetic-field-induced splitting of ferrofluid droplets immersed in an immiscible liquid is presented, and related fascinating dynamics and applications are discussed. A magnetic field created by a permanent magnet induces instability on a mother droplet, which divides into two daughter droplets in less than 0.1 s. During the splitting process, the droplet undergoes a Plateau-Rayleigh-like instability, which is investigated using high-speed imaging. The dynamics of the resulting satellite droplet formation is shown to depend on the roughness of the supporting surface. Further increasing the field results in additional splitting events and self-assembly of microdroplet populations, which can be magnetically actuated. The effects of magnetization and interfacial tension are systematically investigated by varying magnetic nanoparticles and surfactant concentrations, and a variety of outcomes from labyrinthine patterns to discrete droplets are observed. As the splitting process depends on interfacial tension, the droplet splitting can be used as a measure for interfacial tension as low as 0.1 mN m-1. Finally, a population-based digital microfluidics concept based on the self-assembled microdroplets is presented.
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- Mika Latikka
- Department of Applied PhysicsAalto University School of SciencePuumiehenkuja 2Espoo02150Finland
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- Department of Applied PhysicsAalto University School of SciencePuumiehenkuja 2Espoo02150Finland
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- Department of Applied PhysicsAalto University School of SciencePuumiehenkuja 2Espoo02150Finland
- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology MadrasChennai600036India
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- Department of Applied PhysicsAalto University School of SciencePuumiehenkuja 2Espoo02150Finland
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- Department of Applied PhysicsAalto University School of SciencePuumiehenkuja 2Espoo02150Finland
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- Department of Applied PhysicsAalto University School of SciencePuumiehenkuja 2Espoo02150Finland
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- Department of Applied PhysicsAalto University School of SciencePuumiehenkuja 2Espoo02150Finland
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- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology MadrasChennai600036India
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- Department of Applied PhysicsAalto University School of SciencePuumiehenkuja 2Espoo02150Finland
- Department of Bioproducts and BiosystemsAalto University School of Chemical EngineeringKemistintie 1Espoo02150Finland
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Ge L, Cheng J, Sun X, Liu J, Wei D, Guo R. Controlled Group Motion of Anisotropic Janus Droplets Prepared by One-Step Vortex Mixing. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:14588-14598. [PMID: 32134625 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c00368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In living systems, highly efficient biological micromotors are fascinating and crucial to the maintenance and regulation of normal functions. Inspired by this, solid colloid motors with controlled movements were recently developed for diverse applications. However, to meet the requirements of more elaborate functionalities, the development of droplet-based micromotors, which feature with appealing advantages such as deformability, encapsulation capability, and biocompatibility, is demanding. Herein, responsive Janus droplets with intrinsic magnetic anisotropy were fabricated, taking advantage of the traditional one-step vortex mixing that guarantees large-scale production. Furthermore, the size range of the droplets can be easily extended continuously from hundreds of micrometers down to tens of nanometers. What is more appealing, directed in situ group motions that include alignment, rotation, and transfer of the Janus droplets prepared were successfully realized and precisely controlled by using an external magnetic field. These collective motions induced excellent performances in pollutant adsorption and separation, switchable conductivities, and the size grading. Such scalable, simple, and controllable strategy can expand the application of Janus emulsions to complicated fields of microreactors, microsensors, and environmental regulation.
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- Lingling Ge
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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Poly(1,6-heptadiyne)/ABS functionalized microfibers for hydrophobic applications. JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10965-019-1981-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Zhang X, Sun L, Yu Y, Zhao Y. Flexible Ferrofluids: Design and Applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1903497. [PMID: 31583782 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201903497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2019] [Revised: 07/13/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Ferrofluids, also known as ferromagnetic particle suspensions, are materials with an excellent magnetic response, which have attracted increasing interest in both industrial production and scientific research areas. Because of their outstanding features, such as rapid magnetic reaction, flexible flowability, as well as tunable optical and thermal properties, ferrofluids have found applications in various fields, including material science, physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, and engineering. Here, a comprehensive, in-depth insight into the diverse applications of ferrofluids from material fabrication, droplet manipulation, and biomedicine to energy and machinery is provided. Design of ferrofluid-related devices, recent developments, as well as present challenges and future prospects are also outlined.
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- Xiaoxuan Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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Thiam EH, Dramé A, Sow S, Sene A, Szczepanski CR, Dieng SY, Guittard F, Darmanin T. Designing Nanoporous Membranes through Templateless Electropolymerization of Thieno[3,4- b]thiophene Derivatives with High Water Content. ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:13080-13085. [PMID: 31460435 PMCID: PMC6704440 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b00969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In this work, we present the synthesis of original thieno[3,4-b]thiophene monomers with rigid substituents (e.g., perfluorinated chains, and aromatic groups) and demonstrate the ability to prepare nanotubular and nanoporous structures via templateless, surfactant-free electropolymerization in organic solvents (dichloromethane). For the majority of synthesized monomers, including a significant amount of water in the electropolymerization solvent leads to the formation of nanoporous membranes with tunable size and surface hydrophobicity. If water is not included in the electropolymerization solvent, most of the surfaces prepared are relatively smooth. Tests with different water contents show that the formation of nanoporous membranes pass through the formation of vertically aligned nanotubes and that the increase in water content induces an increase in the number of nanotubes while their diameter and height remain unchanged. An increase in surface hydrophobicity is observed with the formation of nanopores up to ≈300 nm in diameter, but as the nanopores further increase in diameter, the surfaces become more hydrophilic with an observed decrease in the water contact angle. These materials and the ease with which they can be fabricated are extremely interesting for applications in separation membranes, opto-electronic devices, as well as for sensors.
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- El hadji
Yade Thiam
- Faculté
des Sciences et Techniques, Département de Chimie, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, B.P. 5005 Dakar, Senegal
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- Faculté
des Sciences et Techniques, Département de Chimie, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, B.P. 5005 Dakar, Senegal
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- Faculté
des Sciences et Techniques, Département de Chimie, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, B.P. 5005 Dakar, Senegal
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- Faculté
des Sciences et Techniques, Département de Chimie, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, B.P. 5005 Dakar, Senegal
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- Department
of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Faculté
des Sciences et Techniques, Département de Chimie, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, B.P. 5005 Dakar, Senegal
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- NICE
Lab, IMREDD, Université Côte
d’Azur, 61−63
Avenue Simon Veil, 06200 Nice, France
- Department
of Bioengineering, University California
Riverside, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- NICE
Lab, IMREDD, Université Côte
d’Azur, 61−63
Avenue Simon Veil, 06200 Nice, France
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Bolteau B, Dos Santos K, Gélébart F, Gomes J, Teisseire J, Barthel E, Fresnais J. New Platform for Gravitational Microfluidic Using Ferrofluids. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:9133-9138. [PMID: 31144817 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Among the large variety of microfluidic platforms, surface devices are a world apart. Electrowetting systems are used to control the displacement of droplets among predetermined pathways. More confidential, superhydrophobic surfaces are more and more described as new elements to guide spherical droplet reactors. As such, they can exhibit confinement properties analogous to channel-based microfluidics. In this article, we describe a new strategy to use superhydrophobic surfaces as a permanently tilted microfluidic platform, on which droplets containing iron oxide nanoparticles are guided with permanent magnets. These droplets are fed with water through a capillary tube until their weight exceeds the magnetic field force. Thus, the volume at which the droplet rolls off the surface is only governed by the initial quantity of magnetic nanoparticles and the tilting angle of the surface. This phenomenon provides a strategy for droplet dilution in a simple and reproducible manner, which is not that easy in microchannels, and a key advantage of open systems. As a proof of concept, we used this platform to prepare magnetic filaments by a salting-out process already described in large batches. By reducing salt concentration on the platform, we are able to control the electrostatic attractive interactions between iron oxide nanoparticles coated with poly(acrylic acid) and a positively charged polyelectrolyte [poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride)]. The formation of nanostructured filaments was conducted in 2 min while more than 30 min was required for dialysis. Our results also illustrate the power of microfluidic reaction processes because such magnetic filaments could not be obtained through direct batch dilution because of mixing issues. Such microfluidic platforms could be useful for the efficient and simple dilution of systems where reactivity is controlled by concentration.
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- Blandine Bolteau
- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Physico-chimie des Electrolytes et Nanosystèmes Interfaciaux, PHENIX-UMR 8234 , F-75252 Paris Cedex 05 , France
- Sciences et Ingénierie de la Matière Molle, ESPCI Paris, PSL University, CNRS, Sorbonne Université , 75005 Paris , France
- Surface du Verre et Interfaces, UMR 125 CNRS/Saint-Gobain , 39 Quai Lucien Lefranc , F-93303 Aubervilliers Cedex , France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Physico-chimie des Electrolytes et Nanosystèmes Interfaciaux, PHENIX-UMR 8234 , F-75252 Paris Cedex 05 , France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Physico-chimie des Electrolytes et Nanosystèmes Interfaciaux, PHENIX-UMR 8234 , F-75252 Paris Cedex 05 , France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Physico-chimie des Electrolytes et Nanosystèmes Interfaciaux, PHENIX-UMR 8234 , F-75252 Paris Cedex 05 , France
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- Surface du Verre et Interfaces, UMR 125 CNRS/Saint-Gobain , 39 Quai Lucien Lefranc , F-93303 Aubervilliers Cedex , France
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- Sciences et Ingénierie de la Matière Molle, ESPCI Paris, PSL University, CNRS, Sorbonne Université , 75005 Paris , France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Physico-chimie des Electrolytes et Nanosystèmes Interfaciaux, PHENIX-UMR 8234 , F-75252 Paris Cedex 05 , France
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Latikka M, Backholm M, Timonen JV, Ras RH. Wetting of ferrofluids: Phenomena and control. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2018.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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