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This article highlights contributions and the tremendous potential of high pressure (HP) small-angle neutron scattering for our understanding of biopolymer stability and phase behavior, in the context of nutrition and food properties. The use of HP processing as a nonthermal sterilization technique is well established in the food industry, and many other applications are emerging in recent years. Green chemistry, consumer preferences, and nutritional trends push for further developments, which require a database of experimental data. Unbiased studies on pressure-induced effects on colloids and amphiphiles are paramount fo...
Source: Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science - June 2, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
New insights into the solid–liquid interface exploiting neutron reflectivity
Publication date: August 2019Source: Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, Volume 42Author(s): R.J.L. Welbourn, S.M. ClarkeSummaryWe outline recent progress exploiting neutron reflectivity for structural and compositional investigations of the solid–liquid interface. There has been extensive activity in this area, with key areas of development: (i) an increased range of accessible substrates (e.g. metals and minerals), (ii) novel liquid phases and (iii) strong themes in electrochemistry (e.g. batteries), corrosion, polymers and increasing application of extreme conditions.Graphical abstract (Source: Current Op...
Source: Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science - May 26, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Editorial overview: Theory and simulation of proteins at interfaces: how physics comes to life
Publication date: Available online 16 April 2019Source: Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface ScienceAuthor(s): Zbigniew Adamczyk, Nily Dan (Source: Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science)
Source: Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science - May 25, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Grazing-incidence scattering—status and perspectives in soft matter and biophysics
Publication date: August 2019Source: Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, Volume 42Author(s): Sebastian Jaksch, Thomas Gutberlet, Peter Müller-BuschbaumAbstractInvestigating lateral structures of surfaces and interfaces from the mesoscale down to atomic resolution is of growing interest to modify, functionalize, and understand the behavior of materials in soft matter and biophysics. Grazing-incidence scattering techniques have proven to be very powerful for such kind of studies. Using X-rays and neutrons also buried lateral structures can be accessed in a non-destructive way. The large probed sample area provid...
Source: Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science - May 24, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Rheology of Particulate Rafts, Films and Foams
Publication date: Available online 16 May 2019Source: Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface ScienceAuthor(s): Olivier Pitois, Florence RouyerAbstractLiquid foam exhibits remarkable rheological behavior although it is made with simple fluids: it behaves like a solid at low shear stress but flows like a liquid above a critical shear stress. Such properties, that have been proved to be useful for many applications, are even enhanced by adding solid particles. Depending on their hydrophobicity and their size, the particles can have different geometrical configurations at the mesoscopic scale, i.e. at the air-liquid interfaces...
Source: Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science - May 16, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Dynamics of Liposomes in the Fluid Phase
Publication date: Available online 15 May 2019Source: Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface ScienceAuthor(s): Sudipta Gupta, Judith U. De Mel, Gerald J. SchneiderAbstractWe review the currently available material on the morphology and dynamics of phospholipids assembled into liposomes. Key information obtained from neutron scattering, NMR, and other techniques plays a crucial role to understand the vital role of lipids in sustaining life in living organisms. We concentrate on the dynamics in the biologically important fluid phase in the time range from picoseconds to seconds, which includes a discussion of the center of m...
Source: Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science - May 16, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Dielectric RheoSANS: A Mutual Electrical and Rheological Characterization Technique using Small Angle Neutron Scattering
Publication date: Available online 15 May 2019Source: Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface ScienceAuthor(s): Jeffrey J. Richards, John K. RileyAbstractDielectric RheoSANS is a new measurement technique that combines in situ electrical, mechanical, and scattering capabilities to probe the structure and dynamics of soft materials at equilibrium and under flow. This review summarizes the technique and presents data from model systems including conductive polymers, colloidal suspensions, and viscoelastic surfactant solutions. Finally, we identify several areas within soft matter that have historically combined dielectric, rh...
Source: Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science - May 16, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Rheological Aspects of Colloidal Gels in Thermoresponsive Microgel Suspensions: Formation, Structure, Linear and Nonlinear Viscoelasticity
Publication date: Available online 8 May 2019Source: Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface ScienceAuthor(s): Saori Minami, Daisuke Suzuki, Kenji UrayamaAbstractThis review focuses on the rheological aspects of colloidal gels which is a three-dimensional sparse network made of aggregated attractive particles formed in the aqueous suspensions of microgels composed of thermoresponsive polymers. Heating changes the dominant interparticle interactions from repulsive to attractive due to the hydrophilic-to-hydrophobic transition. Under appropriate conditions, the hydrophobic microgel suspensions form the colloidal gels which be...
Source: Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science - May 10, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
High Pressure Small Angle Neutron Scattering for Food Studies
This article highlights contributions and the tremendous potential of High Pressure Small Angle Neutron Scattering (HP-SANS) for our understanding of biopolymer stability and phase behavior, in the context of nutrition and food properties. The use of HP processing as a non-thermal sterilization technique is well established in the food industry, and many other applications are emerging in recent years. Green chemistry, consumer preferences and nutritional trends push for further developments, which require a database of experimental data. Unbiased studies on pressure-induced effects on colloids and amphiphiles are paramoun...
Source: Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science - May 10, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Small-angle X-Ray and neutron scattering in food colloids
Publication date: August 2019Source: Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, Volume 42Author(s): Elliot Paul GilbertAbstractSmall-angle and ultra-small-angle X-ray and neutron scattering techniques provide structural information on the nanometre-to-micron length scale. This review describes recent examples and advances of these techniques in the field of food colloids. The article highlights the structural information that can be extracted when applied to all macronutrient classes, namely fats, carbohydrates and proteins, and mixtures thereof, as well as covering emerging applications and future opportunities.Graph...
Source: Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science - May 7, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Recent developments in the application of X-ray and neutron reflectivity to soft-matter systems
Publication date: August 2019Source: Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, Volume 42Author(s): Maximilian W.A. SkodaAbstractMany interesting physical, chemical and biological phenomena occur at interfaces between nanometre-scale layers of soft condensed matter. These often complex systems lend themselves to be studied by X-ray reflectivity (XRR) and neutron reflectivity (NR). The application of these techniques to such systems is extremely widespread and provides unique insights into their structure and dynamics. This review presents a snapshot of recent activity in this research area and identifies trends in the...
Source: Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science - April 29, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Editorial overview: A glance into the future of colloid and interface science: What outstanding young researchers tell us
Publication date: Available online 18 March 2019Source: Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface ScienceAuthor(s): Nick Abbott, Marie Pierre Krafft (Source: Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science)
Source: Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science - April 25, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Experimental synthesis and characterization of rough particles for colloidal and granular rheology
Publication date: Available online 20 April 2019Source: Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface ScienceAuthor(s): Lilian C. Hsiao, Shravan PradeepAbstractWe review the experimental synthesis of smooth and rough particles, characterization of surface roughness, and quantification of the pairwise and bulk friction coefficient in the rheology of dense particulate flows. Even in the absence of interparticle attraction or cohesion, such types of flows are broadly ubiquitous, spanning enormous length scales ranging from consumer and food products to earth movements. The increasing availability of model frictional particles is use...
Source: Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science - April 20, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Editorial Overview: Theory and Simulation Proteins at Interfaces: How physics comes to life
Publication date: Available online 16 April 2019Source: Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface ScienceAuthor(s): Zbigniew Adamczyk, Nily Dan (Source: Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science)
Source: Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science - April 17, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Grazing Incidence Scattering – Status and Perspectives in Soft Matter and Biophysics
Publication date: Available online 11 April 2019Source: Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface ScienceAuthor(s): Sebastian Jaksch, Thomas Gutberlet, Peter Müller-BuschbaumAbstractInvestigating lateral structures of surfaces and interfaces from the mesoscale down to atomic resolution is of growing interest to modify, functionalize and understand the behavior of materials in soft matter and biophysics. Grazing incidence scattering (GIS) techniques have proven to be very powerful for such kind of studies. Using X-rays and neutrons also buried lateral structures can be accessed in a non-destructive way. The large probed sampl...
Source: Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science - April 13, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
