The unique behavior of colloids at liquid interfaces provides exciting opportunities for engineering the assembly of colloidal particles into functional materials. The deformable nature of fluid–fluid interfaces means that ...
Plexcitonic systems based on metal nanostructures and molecular J-aggregates offer an excellent opportunity to explore the intriguing interplay between plasmonic excitations and excitons, offering unique insights into ...
Decades of intense research in the field of nanoscience have led to the ability to produce nanoparticles (NPs) with controlled composition, shape, and size. One of the next key challenges is the self-assembly of appropriate ...
Temperature-modulated colloidal phase of plasmonic nanoparticles is a convenient playground for resettable soft-actuators or colorimetric sensors. To render reversible clustering under temperature change, bulky ligands are ...
In diverse fields, machine learning (ML) has sparked transformative changes, primarily driven by the wealth of big data. However, an alternative approach seeks to mine insights from “precious data”, offering the possibility ...
Periodic responses to nonperiodic energy inputs, such as oscillations, are hallmarks of living systems. Nanoparticle-based systems have largely remained unexplored in the generation of oscillatory features. Here, we ...
Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) exhibit photothermal properties that are fundamental to biomedical and catalytic fields. However, the relationship between photothermal heating efficiency and nanoparticle characteristics often ...
Finding the optimal dimensions of metal nanoparticles to maximize their plasmonic performance in targeted applications is a complex and time-consuming process that typically requires a trial-and-error approach. Here, we ...
A Ru(II)-catalyzed inherent weakly coordinating oxo-group-directed site-selective C5 functionalization of 2-arylquinolin-4(1H)-ones using various coupling partners like allyl alcohols, acrylates, styrenes, maleimides, and ...
Effects of overlapping electric double layer and high wall potential on transport of a macrosolute for flow of a power law fluid through a microchannel with porous walls are studied in this work. The electric potential ...
Selective adsorption of small sized contaminant by inorganic component incorporated in a polymeric membrane in addition to separation of total solids, iron, alkalinity and hardness makes mixed matrix membrane (MMM) a unique ...
Novel mixed matrix hollow fiber membranes (MMM) were prepared by phase inversion technique using polyacrylonitrile (PAN) as base polymer and aluminium fumarate (AlFu) metal organic framework (MOF) as additive. The membranes ...
Mass transport characteristics of a neutral solute in a Casson fluid through a microtube with porous wall under the influence of both pressure and electric field are attempted in this work. The velocity and concentration ...
Membrane based filtration techniques are gaining importance day by day for its effectiveness and simplicity [1]. Different pressure driven techniques are exercised for
membrane separation; nano filtration is one of them. ...
Microchannel with porous wall has various microfluidic applications including iontophoresis, diagnostic devices, etc. In order to have an efficient and better design of such devices, exact quantification of velocity field ...
Transport of salt through the wall of porous microtube is relevant in various physiological microcirculation systems. Transport phenomena based modeling of such system is undertaken in the present study considering a ...
A coupled concentration polarization and pore flow model was used to predict the transport characteristics of a monovalent salt through a nanofiltration membrane. The concentration polarization in the flow channel was ...
Arsenic is among the most hazardous contaminants present in drinking water. Recent increase in agricultural growth and fertiliser use in India and Bangladesh has led to the release of naturally occurring arsenic from the ...
Electroosmotic flow in a microchannel is an active area in microfluidics. Microchannels with porous wall are advantageous due to selective separation and enhanced mass transport. An economic and innovative method to fabricate ...
A hydrolyzed polyacrylonitrile (PAN) based ultrafiltration grade hollow fiber membrane using sodium hydroxide having high surface potential was developed in this work. Efficacy of this membrane was demonstrated in treatment ...