To advance emulsion droplet technology, we synthesize functional derivatives of Pluronic F127 that can simultaneously act as surfactants and as reactive sites for droplet surface decoration. The amine-, carboxyl-, N-hydroxysuccinimide ester-, maleimide- and biotin-terminated Pluronic F127 allows ligand immobilization on single-emulsion or double-emulsion droplets via electrostatic adsorption, c...

Processing convenience and paper-sizing flexibility frequently require the delivery of alkenylsuccinic anhydride oil as emulsion. The shelf life of the oil is achieved kinetically, in most cases via the addition of surfactants such as cationic starch or a synthetic polymer, which are the subject of increasing scrutiny with regard to their environmental impact. The modification of montmorillonit...

In this work, aluminum nitride (AlN) thin films with different thicknesses were deposited on quartz and  silicon  substrates  using  single  ion  beam  sputtering  technique.  The  physical  and  chemical properties  of  prepared  films  were  investigated  by  different  characterization  technique.  X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectra revealed that all of the deposited films have an amorphous str...

Biopolymer-based films were developed using a mixture of pullulan and agar, the fabricated film was functionalized with bioactive functional components, Pickering emulsion eucalyptus essential oil (PEU), rutin. The color PEU rutin supplemented light yellow. As result, yellowness index increased while whiteness reduced. filler showed biocompatibility pullulan/agar polymer matrix. presence materi...

OPERA (Oscillation Project with Emulsion tRacking Apparatus) is an international collaboration between Europe and Asia, aiming to give the first direct proof of tau neutrino appearance in a pure muon neutrino beam, in order to validate the hypothesis for atmospheric neutrino oscillations. The first european long baseline neutrino beam called CNGS is produced at CERN and sent in the direction of...

Effect of additives on the pore structure of polymer foams obtained from Pickering HIPE templates Various routes were investigated to create pore throats in closed-celled poly-Pickering-HIPEs; we tried to dissolve the silica particles used as emulsifiers out of the thin films separating individual pores by adding NaOH into the aqueous phase, which resulted indeed in the formation of interconnec...

We report the collisions of single emulsion oil droplets with extremely low dielectric constants (e.g., benzene, ε of 2.27, or cyclohexane, ε of 2.02) as studied via emulsion droplet reactor (EDR) on an ultramicroelectrode (UME). By applying appropriate potentials to the UME, we observed the electrochemical effects of single-collision signals from the bulk electrolysis of single emulsion drople...

Background Intravenous drug delivery is an advantageous choice for rapid administration, immediate drug effect, and avoidance of first-pass metabolism in oral drug delivery. In this study, the synthesis, formulation, and characterization of atorvastatin-loaded polyurethane (PU) nanoparticles were investigated for intravenous route of administration. Methods First, PU was synthesized and chara...

Thin emulsion films stabilized with â-casein were studied by microinterferometry. The data demonstrate that the film thickness and intersurface adhesion are influenced by the electrolyte concentration, the prehistory of the protein solution, pH and the presence of fatty acids in the oil phase. A major shift of the film parameters occurs in the presence of calcium ions. The decrease of the film ...

Ellipsoid-shaped nanoclusters composed of single superparamagnetic nanoparticles can be generated by emulsion electrospinning. Stretching and subsequent solvent evaporation of iron oxide loaded emulsion droplets during the emulsion electrospinning process enables the creation of such structures embedded in polymer nanofibers. Dissolution of the polymer fibers yields an aqueous dispersion of the...