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Professor Bernie Binks' Outputs (123)

3D printing of Pickering emulsions, Pickering foams and capillary suspensions – A review of stabilization, rheology and applications (2024)
Journal Article
Tyowua, A. T., Harbottle, D., & Binks, B. P. (2024). 3D printing of Pickering emulsions, Pickering foams and capillary suspensions – A review of stabilization, rheology and applications. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 332, Article 103274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cis.2024.103274

Pickering emulsions and foams as well as capillary suspensions are becoming increasingly more popular as inks for 3D printing. However, a lack of understanding of the bulk rheological properties needed for their application in 3D printing is potentia... Read More about 3D printing of Pickering emulsions, Pickering foams and capillary suspensions – A review of stabilization, rheology and applications.

Surfactant-Nanoparticle Formulations at Calcite-Water and Oil-Water Interfaces for Enhanced Oil Recovery (2023)
Thesis
Rezvani, H. Surfactant-Nanoparticle Formulations at Calcite-Water and Oil-Water Interfaces for Enhanced Oil Recovery. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4564632

There is a growing interest in the development of new and innovative enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technologies to reduce the environmental impact of oil production. Surfactant flooding is a well-established EOR method but mainly suffers from high adso... Read More about Surfactant-Nanoparticle Formulations at Calcite-Water and Oil-Water Interfaces for Enhanced Oil Recovery.

Competition between hydrogen bonding and electrostatic repulsion in pH-switchable emulsions (2023)
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Lv, M., Shi, J., Binks, B. P., Jiang, J., & Cui, Z. (2023). Competition between hydrogen bonding and electrostatic repulsion in pH-switchable emulsions. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 390(B), Article 123095. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2023.123095

Electrostatic interactions and hydrogen bonding play important roles in the stabilization of self-assembled systems. However, the competition between hydrogen bonding and electrostatic repulsion in emulsions hasn't been reported. Herein, we report on... Read More about Competition between hydrogen bonding and electrostatic repulsion in pH-switchable emulsions.

Edible oil-water foamulsions stabilized by vesicle network of sucrose ester (2022)
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Zheng, R., Hu, X., Su, C., Jiang, J., Cui, Z., & Binks, B. P. (2023). Edible oil-water foamulsions stabilized by vesicle network of sucrose ester. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 371, Article 121066. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2022.121066

Foamulsions are tri-phase dispersions consisting of oil, water and gas. The stabilizers of foamulsions are typically single surfactants or their mixtures. However, foamulsions stabilized by molecular surfactants are usually unstable against long term... Read More about Edible oil-water foamulsions stabilized by vesicle network of sucrose ester.

Double scaffold networks regulate edible Pickering emulsion gel for designing thermally actuated 4D printing (2022)
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Jiang, Q., Binks, B. P., & Meng, Z. (2022). Double scaffold networks regulate edible Pickering emulsion gel for designing thermally actuated 4D printing. Food Hydrocolloids, 133, Article 107969. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2022.107969

3D and 4D printing of emulsion gels can be achieved by controlling the continuous phase and the interface. Edible high internal phase water-in-oil Pickering emulsion gels (PEGs) with a tunable double scaffold network structure are designed and prepar... Read More about Double scaffold networks regulate edible Pickering emulsion gel for designing thermally actuated 4D printing.

Pickering emulsion droplet-based biomimetic microreactors for continuous flow cascade reactions (2022)
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Zhang, M., Ettelaie, R., Dong, L., Li, X., Li, T., Zhang, X., Binks, B. P., & Yang, H. (2022). Pickering emulsion droplet-based biomimetic microreactors for continuous flow cascade reactions. Nature communications, 13, Article 475. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28100-6

A continuous flow cascade of multi-step catalytic reactions is a cutting-edge concept to revolutionize stepwise catalytic synthesis yet is still challenging in practical applications. Herein, a method for practical one-pot cascade catalysis is develo... Read More about Pickering emulsion droplet-based biomimetic microreactors for continuous flow cascade reactions.

Edible surfactants at fluid-fluid interfaces (2021)
Thesis
Liu, Y. Edible surfactants at fluid-fluid interfaces. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223435

This thesis probes into the adsorption properties of several edible surfactants/fats at a range of fluid-fluid interfaces, e.g. air-oil, air-water and water-oil. Based on this, various colloidal materials are fabricated including aqueous and oil foam... Read More about Edible surfactants at fluid-fluid interfaces.

Effect of Particle Wettability and Particle Concentration on the Enzymatic Dehydration of n-Octanaloxime in Pickering Emulsions (2020)
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Bago Rodriguez, A. M., Schober, L., Hinzmann, A., Gröger, H., & Binks, B. P. (2020). Effect of Particle Wettability and Particle Concentration on the Enzymatic Dehydration of n-Octanaloxime in Pickering Emulsions. Angewandte Chemie, 59, https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202013171

© 2020 The Authors. Angewandte Chemie International Edition published by Wiley-VCH GmbH Pickering emulsion systems have emerged as platforms for the synthesis of organic molecules in biphasic biocatalysis. Herein, the catalytic performance was evalua... Read More about Effect of Particle Wettability and Particle Concentration on the Enzymatic Dehydration of n-Octanaloxime in Pickering Emulsions.

Light‐Responsive, Reversible Emulsification and Demulsification of Oil‐in‐Water Pickering Emulsions for Catalysis (2020)
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Li, Z., Shi, Y., Zhu, A., Zhao, Y., Wang, H., Binks, B. P., & Wang, J. (in press). Light‐Responsive, Reversible Emulsification and Demulsification of Oil‐in‐Water Pickering Emulsions for Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie, https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202010750

Pickering emulsions are an excellent platform for interfacial catalysis. However, developing simple and efficient strategies to achieve product separation and catalyst and emulsifier recovery is still a challenge. Herein, we report the reversible tra... Read More about Light‐Responsive, Reversible Emulsification and Demulsification of Oil‐in‐Water Pickering Emulsions for Catalysis.

Foaming honey: particle or molecular foaming agent? (2020)
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Tyowua, A. T., Echendu, A. M., Yiase, S. G., Adejo, S. O., Leke, L., Mbawuaga, E. M., & Binks, B. P. (in press). Foaming honey: particle or molecular foaming agent?. Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1080/01932691.2020.1845718

Honey foam was prepared using particle (precipitated CaCO3) or molecular (sodium lauryl sulfate) foaming agent. We noted the foam volume and the time it took a foam sample to collapse completely so as to determine the best foaming agent. Foams were p... Read More about Foaming honey: particle or molecular foaming agent?.

Catalysis in Pickering emulsions (2020)
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Rodriguez, A. M. B., & Binks, B. P. (2020). Catalysis in Pickering emulsions. Soft matter, 16(45), 10221-10243. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0sm01636e

Particle-stabilised or Pickering emulsions are versatile systems. In the past 10 years a new application has emerged in the field of catalysis to use them as vehicles to carry out catalytic reactions, allowing a more environmentally friendly process... Read More about Catalysis in Pickering emulsions.

Light-Responsive, Reversible Emulsification and Demulsification of Oil-in-Water Pickering Emulsions for Catalysis (2020)
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Wang, J., Li, Z., Shi, Y., Zhu, A., Zhao, Y., Wang, H., Binks, B. P., & Wang, J. (in press). Light-Responsive, Reversible Emulsification and Demulsification of Oil-in-Water Pickering Emulsions for Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie, https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202010750

© 2020 Wiley-VCH GmbH Pickering emulsions are an excellent platform for interfacial catalysis. However, developing simple and efficient strategies to achieve product separation and catalyst and emulsifier recovery is still a challenge. Herein, we rep... Read More about Light-Responsive, Reversible Emulsification and Demulsification of Oil-in-Water Pickering Emulsions for Catalysis.

Foams of vegetable oils containing long-chain triglycerides (2020)
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Liu, Y., & Binks, B. P. (2021). Foams of vegetable oils containing long-chain triglycerides. Journal of colloid and interface science, 583, 522-534. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2020.09.043

© 2020 Elsevier Inc. Hypothesis: Can vegetable oils containing long-chain triglycerides be aerated to yield stable oil foams? This is based on the idea that cooling of vegetable oil results in the formation of crystals of certain triglyceride chain l... Read More about Foams of vegetable oils containing long-chain triglycerides.

Responsive Photonic Liquid Marbles (2020)
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Anyfantakis, M., Jampani, V. S., Kizhakidathazhath, R., Binks, B. P., & Lagerwall, J. P. (2020). Responsive Photonic Liquid Marbles. Angewandte Chemie, 59(43), 19260-19267. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202008210

Liquid marbles have potential to serve as mini-reactors for fabricating new materials, but this has been exploited little and mostly for conventional chemical reactions. Here, we uncover the unparalleled capability of liquid marbles to act as platfor... Read More about Responsive Photonic Liquid Marbles.

Stabilisation and destabilisation of Pickering emulsions (2020)
Thesis
Zheng, R. Stabilisation and destabilisation of Pickering emulsions. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222903

In this thesis, the stabilisation and destabilisation of Pickering emulsions have been investigated. Organic electrolytes are added to hydrophilic silica and partially hydrophobic polystyrene latex particle dispersions to enable them to stabilise emu... Read More about Stabilisation and destabilisation of Pickering emulsions.

Composite Liquid Marbles as a Macroscopic Model System Representing Shedding of Enveloped Viruses (2020)
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Roy, P. K., Binks, B. P., Fujii, S., Shoval, S., & Bormashenko, E. (2020). Composite Liquid Marbles as a Macroscopic Model System Representing Shedding of Enveloped Viruses. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 11(11), 4279-4285. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01230

Copyright © 2020 American Chemical Society. A model macroscopic system imitating the entry of viruses into living cells is suggested. The system represents the contact of a composite (core-shell) liquid marble with hydrophobic/hydrophilic particles.... Read More about Composite Liquid Marbles as a Macroscopic Model System Representing Shedding of Enveloped Viruses.

Stability of bubbles in wax-based oleofoams: decoupling the effects of bulk oleogel rheology and interfacial rheology (2020)
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Saha, S., Saint-Michel, B., Leynes, V., Binks, B. P., & Garbin, V. (2020). Stability of bubbles in wax-based oleofoams: decoupling the effects of bulk oleogel rheology and interfacial rheology. Rheologica Acta, 59(4), 255-266. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00397-020-01192-x

Oleofoams are dispersions of gas bubbles in a continuous oil phase and can be stabilized by crystals of fatty acids or waxes adsorbing at the oil-air interface. Because excess crystals in the continuous phase form an oleogel, an effect of the bulk rh... Read More about Stability of bubbles in wax-based oleofoams: decoupling the effects of bulk oleogel rheology and interfacial rheology.

Aqueous foams in the presence of surfactant crystals (2020)
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Binks, B. P., & Shi, H. (2020). Aqueous foams in the presence of surfactant crystals. Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 36(4), 991-1002. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b03862

Aqueous foams are used extensively in many fields and anionic surfactants are commonly used foaming agents. However, potential trouble may arise when they are utilized in hard water areas and/or at low temperatures. Anionic surfactants, like sodium d... Read More about Aqueous foams in the presence of surfactant crystals.

Widely adaptable oil-in-water gel emulsions stabilized by an amphiphilic hydrogelator derived from dehydroabietic acid (2019)
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Yan, T., Song, B., Pei, X., Cui, Z., Binks, B. P., & Yang, H. (2020). Widely adaptable oil-in-water gel emulsions stabilized by an amphiphilic hydrogelator derived from dehydroabietic acid. Angewandte Chemie, 59(2), 637-641. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201907774

A surfactant, R-6-AO, derived from dehydroabietic acid has been synthesized. It behaves as a highly efficient low-molecular-weight hydrogelator with an extremely low critical gelation concentration (CGC) of 0.18 wt % (4 mm). R-6-AO not only stabiliz... Read More about Widely adaptable oil-in-water gel emulsions stabilized by an amphiphilic hydrogelator derived from dehydroabietic acid.

Capsules from Pickering emulsion templates (2019)
Journal Article
Bago Rodriguez, A. M., & Binks, B. P. (2019). Capsules from Pickering emulsion templates. Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science, 44, 107-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cocis.2019.09.006

Following the resurgence of interest in particle-stabilised or Pickering emulsions recently, the preparation of capsules from such templates has become feasible. We review some of the recent activity in this area and focus on both the methods used to... Read More about Capsules from Pickering emulsion templates.