Solid-liquid interfaces, aggregation

Manne S 1997 Visualizing self-assembly Force microscopy of ionic surfactant aggregates at solid-liquid interfaces Prog. Colloid Polym. Sol. 103 226-33... 

Partyka S, Linsheimer M and Faucompre B 1993 Aggregate formation at the solid-liquid interface the calorimetric evidence Colloids Surf. A 76 267-81... 

Some surfactants aggregate at the solid-liquid interface to form micelle-like structures, which are popularly known as hemimicelles or in general solloids (surface colloids) [23-26]. There is evidence in favor of the formation of these two-dimensional surfactant aggregates of ionic surfactants at the alumina-water surface and that of nonionic surfactants at the silica-water interface [23-26]. 

Because of the high surface free energy at the liquid-solid interface, it is suggested that the stages of nucleation, transport of species by surface diffusion, and crystallization occur at the interface in the boundary layer. Culfaz and Sand in this volume (48) propose a mechanism with nucleation at the solid-liquid interface. This mechanism should be most evident in more concentrated gel systems where interparticle contact is maximized for aggregation, coalescence, or ripening processes. The epitaxy observed by Kerr et al. (84) in cocrystallization of zeolites L, offretite, and erionite further supports a surface nucleation mechanism. 

In the various sections of this chapter, I will briefly describe the major characteristics of FT-IR, and then relate the importance of these characteristics to physiochemical studies of colloids and interfaces. This book is divided into two major areas studies of "bulk" colloidal aggregates such as micelles, surfactant gels and bilayers and studies of interfacial phenomena such as surfactant and polymer adsorption at the solid-liquid interface. This review will follow the same organization. A separate overview chapter addresses the details of the study of interfaces via the attenuated total reflection (ATR) and grazing angle reflection techniques. 

The process of particle collision is governed by physical factors such as diffusion, temperature, fluid shear, particle and fluid density, and the size of particles and aggregates. Whether particles will adhere when they collide is considered to be a function of conditions at the interface between the two solid particles and the fluid medium. Chemical interactions at the solid-liquid interface are responsible for the development of surface charge and potential, the electric diffuse layer, and hydration and hydrophobic effects which determine the probability of particle attachment. 

The surface charge of nanoparticles is important because it determines the nature and extent of aggregation of colloids and their interaction with cells and other biological components within the body. The zeta potential is the potential at the solid-liquid interface and is commonly determined using light scattering [153], Decreasing the zeta potential of nanoparticles below a critical value increases the rate and... 

Some essential discoveries concerning the organization of the adsorbed layer derive from the various spectroscopic measurements [38-46]. Here considerable experimental evidence is consistent with the postulate that ionic surfactants form localized aggregates on the solid surface. Microscopic properties like polarity and viscosity as well as aggregation number of such adsorbate microstructures for different regions in the adsorption isotherm of the sodium dedecyl sulfate/water/alumina system were determined by fluorescence decay (FDS) and electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopic methods. Two types of molecular probes incorporated in the solid-liquid interface under in situ equilibrium conditions... 

We now turn to the more complex situation where both polyelectrolytes and surfactant are present in solution and adsorption is allowed to occur from this mixture. Polyelectrolyte and surfactant mixtures are used in numerous applications such as pharmaceuticals, laundry, and cosmetics, just to mention a few [4], Sometimes polyelectrolytes and surfactants are unintentionally mixed and due to mutual interaction provide unexpected properties to the mixture. Sometimes they are purposefully added together to fill the function of changing the properties and feel of surfaces, e.g., hair or fabrics, or to act as deposition aids. It is thus important to understand how these mixtures act when they are first mixed in bulk and subsequently transferred to a surface, and how the properties of polyelectrolyte-surfactant aggregates formed in bulk correlate with the properties of such aggregates adsorbed at a solid-liquid interface. Further, it is necessary to learn what happens with the polyelectrolyte-surfactant mixture at the surface when it is diluted with water. 

IV. AGGREGATE FRAGMENTATION INDUCED BY POLYMER ADSORPTION AT THE SOLID/LIQUID INTERFACE... 

Fig. 1.13. Diagram illustrating the importance of the diffusion speed of THK aggregates towards the soUd/liquid adsorption interface for the growth of nuclei FA, adsorption film X, molecular aggregate of THK diffusing towards the interface IS/L, solid/liquid interface N, nuclei C, THK concentration in the liquid phase Q, THK concentration at the solid/liquid interface S, theoretical solubility of THK C — S, supersaturation of the wine C > > S...

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