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A Versatile Approach to Stabilize Liquid-Liquid Interfaces using Surfactant Self-Assembly

Honaryar, Houman
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Amirfattahi, Saba
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Nguyen, Duoc
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June 14, 2024
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Stabilizing liquid-liquid interfaces, whether between miscible or immiscible liquids, is crucial for a wide range of applications, including energy storage, microreactors, and biomimetic structures. In this study, a versatile approach for stabilizing the water-oil interface is presented using the morphological transitions that occur during the self-assembly of anionic, cationic, and nonionic surfactants mixed with fatty acid oils. The morphological transitions underlying this approach are characterized and extensively studied through small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), rheometry, and microscopy techniques. Dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) as a simulation tool is adopted to investigate these morphological transitions both in the equilibrium ternary system as well as in the dynamic condition of the water-oil interface. Such a versatile strategy holds promise for enhancing applications such as liquid-in-liquid 3D printing. Moreover, it has the potential to revolutionize a wide range of fields where stabilizing liquid-liquid interfaces not only offers unprecedented opportunities for fine-tuning nanostructural morphologies but also imparts interesting practical features to the resulting liquid shapes. These features include perfusion capabilities, self-healing, and porosity, which could have significant implications for various industries.|This article presents a versatile method for stabilizing the water-oil interface by inducing morphological changes in surfactant aggregates using oleic acid. This approach enables liquid-in-liquid 3D printing of complex structures with features such as self-healing, perfusion, and porosity. Morphological transitions as the underlying mechanism were confirmed and characterized by small-angle X-ray scattering, rheometry, and microscopy, along with simulations. image

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DOI
10.1002/smll.202403013
Web of Science ID

WOS:001246131400001

Author(s)
Honaryar, Houman
Amirfattahi, Saba
Nguyen, Duoc
Kim, Kyungtae
Shillcock, Julian Charles  
Niroobakhsh, Zahra
Date Issued

2024-06-14

Publisher

Wiley-V C H Verlag Gmbh

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Subjects

Physical Sciences

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Technology

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Interfacial Nanostructures

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Interfacial Rheology

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Liquid-Liquid Interface

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Lyotropic Liquid Crystalline Phases

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Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering

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Surfactant Self-Assembly

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REVIEWED

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BBP-CORE  
UPDALPE  
FunderGrant Number

NSF

MPS/DMS-2309799

U.S. Department of Energy's NNSA

89233218CNA000001

Swiss government's ETH Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology

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July 3, 2024
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/209045
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