Colloids and Interfaces | Selected Papers on Surfactants and Amphiphilic Self-Assembly

We highlight 15 notable papers on surfactants and amphiphilic self-assembly published in Colloids and Interfaces (ISSN 2504-5377) between 2024 and 2025, covering recent advances and current directions at the intersection of surfactants and amphiphilic self-assembly, consistent with the journal’s scope in these areas.

1. “Theoretical and Experimental Determinations of the Hydrophilic–Lipophilic Balance (HLB) of Representative Oils and Lecithins”
by Gary Smejkal, Vera Gross and Alexander Lazarev
Colloids Interfaces 2024, 8(2), 21; https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids8020021

2. “An Investigation of the Effect of pH on Micelle Formation by a Glutamic Acid-Based Biosurfactant”
by Jacob D. Mayer, Robert M. Rauscher, Shayden R. Fritz, Yayin Fang, Eugene J. Billiot, Fereshteh H. Billiot and Kevin F. Morris
Colloids Interfaces 2024, 8(3), 38; https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids8030038

3. “Study of Interfacial Properties of Anionic–Nonionic Surfactants Based on Succinic Acid Derivatives via Molecular Dynamics Simulations and the IGMH Method”
by Wannian Zhang, Feng Luo, Zhigang Gao, Haizhu Chi, Jinlong Wang, Fang Yu and Yu-Peng He
Colloids Interfaces 2024, 8(4), 41; https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids8040041

4. “Structure and Potential Application of Surfactant-Free Microemulsion Consisting of Heptanol, Ethanol and Water”
by Martina Gudelj, Marina Kranjac, Lucija Jurko, Matija Tomšič, Janez Cerar, Ante Prkić and Perica Bošković
Colloids Interfaces 2024, 8(5), 53; https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids8050053

5. “A GNN-Based QSPR Model for Surfactant Properties”
by Seokgyun Ham, Xin Wang, Hongwei Zhang, Brian Lattimer and Rui Qiao
Colloids Interfaces 2024, 8(6), 63; https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids8060063

6. “Nanosized Being of Ionic Surfactant Micelles: An Advanced View on Micellization Process”
by Olga S. Zueva, Mariia A. Kazantseva and Yuriy F. Zuev
Colloids Interfaces 2025, 9(2), 15; https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids9020015

7. “The Potential of Colloidal Systems Based on Carbamate-Containing Hexadecylpiperidinium Surfactants in Biomedical Applications”
by Rushana Kushnazarova, Alla Mirgorodskaya, Dmitry Bekrenev, Denis Kuznetsov, Anna Lyubina, Alexandra Voloshina and Lucia Zakharova
Colloids Interfaces 2024, 8(5), 57; https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids8050057

8. “Water-Based Bi₂S₃ Nano-Inks Obtained with Surfactant-Assisted Liquid Phase Exfoliation and Their Direct Processing into Thin Films”
by Micaela Pozzati, Felix Boll, Matteo Crisci, Sara Domenici, Francesco Scotognella, Bernd Smarsly, Teresa Gatti and Mengjiao Wang
Colloids Interfaces 2024, 8(3), 28; https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids8030028

9. “Experimental Investigation of Stability of Emulsions Produced by Catastrophic Phase Inversion Using Non-Ionic Surfactants”
by Maria Doutsi, Maria C. Vlachou, Christos Koukiotis, Margaritis Kostoglou and Thodoris D. Karapantsios
Colloids Interfaces 2025, 9(1), 6; https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids9010006

10. “Energetic and Entropic Motifs in Vesicle Morphogenesis in Amphiphilic Diblock Copolymer Solutions”
by Senyuan Liu and Radhakrishna Sureshkumar
Colloids Interfaces 2024, 8(1), 12; https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids8010012

11. “The Onset and Early Stages of Dynamic Wetting of Superspreading and Non-Superspreading Trisiloxane Surfactant Solutions on Hydrophobic Surfaces”
by Volfango Bertola
Colloids Interfaces 2024, 8(1), 5; https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids8010005

12. “Surfactants Adsorption onto Algerian Rock Reservoir for Enhanced Oil Recovery Applications: Prediction and Optimization Using Design of Experiments, Artificial Neural Networks, and Genetic Algorithm (GA)”
by Kahina Imene Benramdane, Mohamed El Moundir Hadji, Mohamed Khodja, Nadjib Drouiche, Bruno Grassl and Seif El Islam Lebouachera
Colloids Interfaces 2025, 9(2), 19; https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids9020019

13. “Micellization and Physicochemical Properties of CTAB in Aqueous Solution: Interfacial Properties, Energetics, and Aggregation Number at 290 to 323 K”
by Bappaditya Naskar
Colloids Interfaces 2025, 9(1), 4; https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids9010004

14. “Predictive Approach to the Phase Behavior of PolymerWater–Surfactant–Electrolyte Systems Using a Pseudosolvent Concept”
by Ji-Zen Sheu and Ramanathan Nagarajan
Colloids Interfaces 2024, 8(4), 40; https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids8040040

15. “Influence of Cellulose Nanocrystals and Surfactants on Catastrophic Phase Inversion and Stability of Emulsions”
by Daniel Kim and Rajinder Pal
Colloids Interfaces 2025, 9(4), 46; https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids9040046