2024 December - 11 articles
Virus-like particles (VLPs) exhibit such unique colloidal and structural properties that make them ideal candidates for various bio-nanotechnology applications, among which mucosal vaccination is particularly promising. However, since mucosal surface...
In this work, we investigated the influence of the synthetic conditions of core/shell particles on physico–chemical properties of their shells, the process of self-assembly of particles into 3D-ordered structures, and the sensitivity of films b...
Chlorella sorokiniana is a well-studied microalga with significant nutritional potential due to its health-promoting nutrients. C. sorokiniana is rich in proteins (~50%), lipids (~14%), vitamins, and other bioactive compounds, making it an attractive...
Elemental sulfur, commonly known for its wide range of biological activities, has a long history of use in protecting all garden and vegetable crops from a range of pests and diseases, including powdery mildew, ascochyta blight, clubroot, plant mites...
By using the sessile drop method, the wetting properties of nonionic fluorocarbon surfactants (FNS-1 and FNS-2) and anionic fluorocarbon surfactant (FAS) solutions on the surface of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) were investigated. Meanwhile, the eff...
Surfactants are among the most versatile molecules in the chemical industry because they can self-assemble in bulk solutions and at interfaces. Predicting the properties of surfactant solutions, such as their critical micelle concentration (CMC), lim...
The most popular contact angle (CA)-based approaches for determination of solid surface free energy (SFE) are considered: (i) single liquid methods, mainly of Neumann and Chibowski, (ii) the multiple liquids approach of Owens–Wendt–Rabel&...
The formation of beta-lactoglobulin (BLG)/sodium polystyrene sulfonate (PSS) complexes decelerates the change in the surface properties of the mixed solutions with the surface age and increases the steady-state dilational surface elasticity in a narr...
A theory for the micelle formation of nonionic head-tail amphiphiles (detergents) in aqueous solutions is derived based on the traditional molecular thermodynamic modeling approach and a variant of the Flory–Huggins theory that goes beyond latt...
Nanoemulsions, characterized by their nanosized particles ranging from 20 to 200 nm, are effective carriers for drug molecules. Our novel oil-in-water nanoemulsion, NE-FLO™, formulated from lemon and fish byproduct oils, demonstrates promising...
The axisymmetric distribution of an insoluble surfactant on the liquid surface above a particle rising towards the surface has been considered. Under the assumption that the surface is fully covered by the surfactant, an analytical expression for the...
