About this Research Topic
The particle interface is a curve surface forming a common boundary between two portions of materials, phase or space, e.g., the one between solid and liquid phase, gaseous and liquid space or two immiscible liquids, etc. With the size decrease of the particles, the particle interfaces exhibit some size and/or dimension related properties and performances, which are crucial for the functions and potential applications of the multiphase systems, such as adsorption/separation, catalysis, chemical reaction, pharmaceuticals, drug delivery, coating, etc. The materials in such a multiphase system usually show special interfacial performance and effect, i.e. interface performance materials (IPM). In general, the interface performance materials include solid particles, liquid droplets and gaseous bubbles, or their mixture.
The key problem to cope with in this Research topic is ligand-particle (materials) interaction in solution, i.e. qualitative analysis and quantitative measurement of the adsorbed molecules or matter on the particle interfaces. The adsorbed matter on the interfaces can dramatically change the interfacial property and function of the particles. Therefore, it is very important to know what the adsorbed species are and to measure how they interact with the particles (materials) in a quantitative way. However, the development of new synthesis method, analysis technology and instrument on IPM are also welcome, particularly, the in-situ measurement method and technology, where the interface performance of IPM can be evaluated by a direct, real-time and in-situ way.
Original Research articles, Review articles, Mini Review, and Perspective articles on the formation, modification and engineering of particulate interfaces and qualitative analysis and quantitative measurement on IPM are preferred. The particulate matter includes the particles, rods, dots, plates, cubes, polyhedrons, porous particles, structured particles, micelles, vesicles, droplets and bubbles etc. with at least one dimension in the range of several nanometers to several microns forming solid-liquid, liquid-liquid and gas-liquid interfaces. The topic includes but is not limited to
· Interface formation on hard solid particles, e.g. inorganic or polymeric particle suspension.
· Interface formation on soft solid particles, e.g. micelle, vesicle and biomolecule solution.
· Interface formation on liquid droplets, e.g. micro-emulsion.
· Interface formation on gas bubbles, e.g. bubbling.
· Interface modification or functionalization on solid particles.
· Adsorption on porous materials, e.g MOF, COF and molecular sieves.
· Quantitative analysis and measurement on the ligand-particle interaction.
· Determination of particle, droplet and bubble concentration.
· Photocatalysis on the solid-liquid interfaces.
The key problem to cope with in this Research topic is ligand-particle (materials) interaction in solution, i.e. qualitative analysis and quantitative measurement of the adsorbed molecules or matter on the particle interfaces. The adsorbed matter on the interfaces can dramatically change the interfacial property and function of the particles. Therefore, it is very important to know what the adsorbed species are and to measure how they interact with the particles (materials) in a quantitative way. However, the development of new synthesis method, analysis technology and instrument on IPM are also welcome, particularly, the in-situ measurement method and technology, where the interface performance of IPM can be evaluated by a direct, real-time and in-situ way.
Original Research articles, Review articles, Mini Review, and Perspective articles on the formation, modification and engineering of particulate interfaces and qualitative analysis and quantitative measurement on IPM are preferred. The particulate matter includes the particles, rods, dots, plates, cubes, polyhedrons, porous particles, structured particles, micelles, vesicles, droplets and bubbles etc. with at least one dimension in the range of several nanometers to several microns forming solid-liquid, liquid-liquid and gas-liquid interfaces. The topic includes but is not limited to
· Interface formation on hard solid particles, e.g. inorganic or polymeric particle suspension.
· Interface formation on soft solid particles, e.g. micelle, vesicle and biomolecule solution.
· Interface formation on liquid droplets, e.g. micro-emulsion.
· Interface formation on gas bubbles, e.g. bubbling.
· Interface modification or functionalization on solid particles.
· Adsorption on porous materials, e.g MOF, COF and molecular sieves.
· Quantitative analysis and measurement on the ligand-particle interaction.
· Determination of particle, droplet and bubble concentration.
· Photocatalysis on the solid-liquid interfaces.
Keywords: interface, particles, bubbles, droplets, interface performance materials, suspension, colloid, adsorption, ligand-particle interaction
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