Pickering emulsions stabilized by surface-modified Fe3O4 nanoparticles (2011)
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Zhou, J., Wang, L., Qiao, X., Binks, B. P., & Sun, K. (2012). Pickering emulsions stabilized by surface-modified Fe3O4 nanoparticles. Journal of colloid and interface science, 367(1), 213-224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2011.11.001

Unmodified Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles do not stabilize Pickering emulsions of a polar oil like butyl butyrate. In order to obtain stable emulsions, the Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles were modified by either carboxylic acid (RCOOH) or silane coupling agents (RSi(... Read More about Pickering emulsions stabilized by surface-modified Fe3O4 nanoparticles.

Effect of added diols (glycols) on the emulsion properties of oil, water and surfactant mixtures (2011)
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Binks, B. P., Fletcher, P. D., Thompson, M. A., & Elliott, R. P. (2011). Effect of added diols (glycols) on the emulsion properties of oil, water and surfactant mixtures. Colloids and surfaces. A, Physicochemical and engineering aspects, 390(1-3), 67-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2011.09.005

We have investigated the effects of addition of various diols on the properties of water–paraffin emulsions stabilised by non-ionic surfactants. Diols do not partition to the oil phase of these emulsions to any significant extent. Diol addition cause... Read More about Effect of added diols (glycols) on the emulsion properties of oil, water and surfactant mixtures.

In vitro gene expression and enzyme catalysis in bio-inorganic protocells (2011)
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Li, M., Green, D. C., Anderson, J. L. R., Binks, B. P., & Mann, S. (2011). In vitro gene expression and enzyme catalysis in bio-inorganic protocells. Chemical science, 2(9), 1739-1745. https://doi.org/10.1039/c1sc00183c

Silica nanoparticles with a balance of hydrophilic and hydrophobic surface properties exhibit surfactant-like behaviour, and as a consequence can strongly adsorb at oil/water interfaces to stabilize the formation of water micro-droplets. Here we expl... Read More about In vitro gene expression and enzyme catalysis in bio-inorganic protocells.

Inversion of particle-stabilized emulsions of partially miscible liquids by mild drying of modified silica particles (2011)
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White, K. A., Schofield, A. B., Wormald, P., Tavacoli, J. W., Clegg, P. S., & Binks, B. P. (2011). Inversion of particle-stabilized emulsions of partially miscible liquids by mild drying of modified silica particles. Journal of colloid and interface science, 359(1), 126-135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2011.03.074

Using a system of modified silica particles and mixtures of water and 2,6-lutidine to form particle-stabilized emulsions, we show that subtle alterations to the hydration of the particle surface can cause major shifts in emulsion structure. We use fl... Read More about Inversion of particle-stabilized emulsions of partially miscible liquids by mild drying of modified silica particles.

Liquid marbles stabilized by graphite particles from aqueous surfactant solutions (2011)
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Doganci, M. D., Sesli, B. U., Erbil, H. Y., Salama, I. E., & Binks, B. P. (2011). Liquid marbles stabilized by graphite particles from aqueous surfactant solutions. Colloids and surfaces. A, Physicochemical and engineering aspects, 384(1-3), 417-426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2011.04.027

When a hydrophobic powder encapsulates a liquid drop, it forms a liquid marble which is non-wetting and behaves as a micro-reservoir of the liquid able to move without any leakage. In this work, we successfully prepared liquid marbles by encapsulatin... Read More about Liquid marbles stabilized by graphite particles from aqueous surfactant solutions.

Influence of the contact angle of silica nanoparticles at the air–water interface on the mechanical properties of the layers composed of these particles (2011)
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Zang, D., Rio, E., Delon, G., Langevin, D., Wei, B., & Binks, B. (2011). Influence of the contact angle of silica nanoparticles at the air–water interface on the mechanical properties of the layers composed of these particles. Molecular Physics, 109(7-10), 1057-1066. https://doi.org/10.1080/00268976.2010.542778

We have studied the properties (surface pressure, compression and shear moduli, texture) of silica nanoparticle layers at the air-water interface. Particle hydrophobicity or, equivalently, the contact angle between particles, air and water, is the ma... Read More about Influence of the contact angle of silica nanoparticles at the air–water interface on the mechanical properties of the layers composed of these particles.

Sporopollenin capsules at fluid interfaces: Particle-stabilised emulsions and liquid marbles (2011)
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Binks, B., Boa, A. N., Kibble, M. A., MacKenzie, G., & Rocher, A. (2011). Sporopollenin capsules at fluid interfaces: Particle-stabilised emulsions and liquid marbles. Soft matter, 7(8), 4017-4024. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0sm01516d

Hollow particles of sporopollenin from spores of the plant Lycopodium clavatum have been prepared. These particles possess ionisable groups on their surface such that they become increasingly negatively charged with an increase in pH. The particles a... Read More about Sporopollenin capsules at fluid interfaces: Particle-stabilised emulsions and liquid marbles.

Magnetic Pickering emulsions stabilized by Fe3O4 nanoparticles (2011)
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Zhou, J., Qiao, X., Binks, B. P., Sun, K., Bai, M., Li, Y., & Liu, Y. (2011). Magnetic Pickering emulsions stabilized by Fe3O4 nanoparticles. Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 27(7), 3308-3316. https://doi.org/10.1021/la1036844

Superparamagnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles prepared by a classical coprecipitation method were used as the stabilizer to prepare magnetic Pickering emulsions, and the effects of particle concentration, oil/water volume ratio, and oil polarity on the type,... Read More about Magnetic Pickering emulsions stabilized by Fe3O4 nanoparticles.

Aqueous foams stabilized solely by particles (2011)
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Stocco, A., Rio, E., Binks, B. P., & Langevin, D. (2011). Aqueous foams stabilized solely by particles. Soft matter, 7(4), 1260-1267. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0sm01290d

Foams are dispersions of bubbles in liquids, often water. They are frequently stabilized by surfactant or polymer, but like Pickering emulsions, they can be also stabilized solely by particles. If the particles have a moderate hydrophobicity, the foa... Read More about Aqueous foams stabilized solely by particles.

The fate of oilfield corrosion inhibitors in multiphase systems (2010)
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Horsup, D. I., Clark, J. C., Binks, B. P., Fletcher, P. D. I., & Hicks, J. T. (2010). The fate of oilfield corrosion inhibitors in multiphase systems. Corrosion, 66(3), 0360011-03600114. https://doi.org/10.5006/1.3360913

Corrosion inhibitors have been used for many years to protect oil and gas pipelines, The application of small quantifies of an inhibitor to production fluids is often one of the most cost-effective methods for, imparting corrosion protection in a sys... Read More about The fate of oilfield corrosion inhibitors in multiphase systems.

Oil foams stabilised solely by particles (2010)
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Binks, B. P., Rocher, A., & Kirkland, M. (2011). Oil foams stabilised solely by particles. Soft matter, 7(5), 1800-1808. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0sm01129k

The influence of the surface tension of the liquid (γla) on the material formed upon aerating mixtures of the liquid and fluoroethylene particles is investigated. For non-polar oils of relatively low tension, an oil dispersion of particles is formed... Read More about Oil foams stabilised solely by particles.

Quantitative prediction of the reduction of corrosion inhibitor effectiveness due to parasitic adsorption onto a competitor surface (2010)
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Binks, B. P., Fletcher, P. D. I., Salama, I. E., Horsup, D. I., & Moore, J. A. (2011). Quantitative prediction of the reduction of corrosion inhibitor effectiveness due to parasitic adsorption onto a competitor surface. Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 27(1), 469-473. https://doi.org/10.1021/la103570e

We have investigated how the effectiveness of a corrosion inhibitor added to an aqueous solution to suppress the corrosion rate of steel is reduced by the addition of sand. The equilibrium adsorption isotherms of the inhibitor with respect to both th... Read More about Quantitative prediction of the reduction of corrosion inhibitor effectiveness due to parasitic adsorption onto a competitor surface.

Selective retardation of perfume oil evaporation from oil-in-water emulsions stabilized by either surfactant or nanoparticles (2010)
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Binks, B. P., Fletcher, P. D., Holt, B. L., Beaussoubre, P., & Wong, K. (2010). Selective retardation of perfume oil evaporation from oil-in-water emulsions stabilized by either surfactant or nanoparticles. Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 26(23), 18024-18030. https://doi.org/10.1021/la103700g

We have used dynamic headspace analysis to investigate the evaporation rates of perfume oils from stirred oil-in-water emulsions into a flowing gas stream. We compare the behavior of an oil of low water solubility (limonene) and one of high water sol... Read More about Selective retardation of perfume oil evaporation from oil-in-water emulsions stabilized by either surfactant or nanoparticles.

Phase inversion of particle-stabilised perfume oil-water emulsions: experiment and theory (2010)
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Binks, B. P., Fletcher, P. D. I., Holt, B. L., Beaussoubre, P., & Wong, K. (2010). Phase inversion of particle-stabilised perfume oil-water emulsions: experiment and theory. Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 12(38), 11954-11966. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0cp00558d

Phase inversion of fumed silica particle-stabilised emulsions of water and perfume oil can be effected in three ways. The transitional inversion from water-in-oil (w/o) to oil-in-water (o/w) occurs upon increasing the particle hydrophilicity for 9 oi... Read More about Phase inversion of particle-stabilised perfume oil-water emulsions: experiment and theory.

Aqueous Foams Stabilized by in Situ Surface Activation of CaCO3 Nanoparticles via Adsorption of Anionic Surfactant (2010)
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Cui, Z., Cui, Y., Cui, C., Chen, Z., & Binks, B. P. (2010). Aqueous Foams Stabilized by in Situ Surface Activation of CaCO3 Nanoparticles via Adsorption of Anionic Surfactant. Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 26(15), 12567-12574. https://doi.org/10.1021/la1016559

The in situ surface activation of unmodified CaCO3 nanoparticles by interaction with surfactant in aqueous media has been studied, and the impact of this on the foamability and foam stability of aqueous dispersions was assessed. Using complementary e... Read More about Aqueous Foams Stabilized by in Situ Surface Activation of CaCO3 Nanoparticles via Adsorption of Anionic Surfactant.

Stabilisation of liquid-air surfaces by particles of low surface energy (2010)
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Binks, B. P., & Rocher, A. (2010). Stabilisation of liquid-air surfaces by particles of low surface energy. Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 12(32), 9169-9171. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0cp00777c

We describe the stabilisation of liquid-air surfaces by micro-particles of a low surface energy solid. By varying the surface tension of the liquid, various particle-stabilised materials from oil dispersions to air-in-oil foams to dry water can be pr... Read More about Stabilisation of liquid-air surfaces by particles of low surface energy.

Influence of nanoparticle addition to Winsor surfactant microemulsion systems (2010)
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Binks, B., Fletcher, P., & Tian, L. (2010). Influence of nanoparticle addition to Winsor surfactant microemulsion systems. Colloids and surfaces. A, Physicochemical and engineering aspects, 363(1-3), 8-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2010.03.045

The influence of adding negatively charged silica nanoparticles to multiphase Winsor microemulsion systems of cationic surfactant/alcohol cosurfactant is reported. It is found that the particles do not change the salt-induced progression of Winsor sy... Read More about Influence of nanoparticle addition to Winsor surfactant microemulsion systems.

Non-aqueous foams in lubricating oil systems (2010)
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Binks, B., Davies, C., Fletcher, P., & Sharp, E. (2010). Non-aqueous foams in lubricating oil systems. Colloids and surfaces. A, Physicochemical and engineering aspects, 360(1-3), 198-204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2010.02.028

We have investigated the foaming properties of mixtures of a hydrocarbon oil solvent with various low molar mass, polymeric and overbased detergent particle additives used in lubricating oils. Foam formation occurs only when the additive concentratio... Read More about Non-aqueous foams in lubricating oil systems.

Viscoelastic properties of silica nanoparticle monolayers at the air-water interface (2010)
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Zang, D. Y., Rio, E., Langevin, D., Wei, B., & Binks, B. P. (2010). Viscoelastic properties of silica nanoparticle monolayers at the air-water interface. European Physical Journal E, 31(2), 125-134. https://doi.org/10.1140/epje/i2010-10565-7

We have investigated the rheological behaviour of silica nanoparticle layers at the air-water interface. Both compressed and deposited layers have been studied in Langmuir troughs and with a bicone rheometer. The compressed layers are more homogeneou... Read More about Viscoelastic properties of silica nanoparticle monolayers at the air-water interface.

Shearing particle monolayers: Strain-rate frequency superposition (2010)
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Zang, D., Langevin, D., Binks, B. P., & Wei, B. (2010). Shearing particle monolayers: Strain-rate frequency superposition. Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics, 81(1), 011604. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.81.011604

We report surface shear rheological measurements on monolayers of silica nanoparticles at the air-water interface. We have used the method of strain-rate frequency superposition (SRFS) to characterize the structural relaxation. We show that the rheol... Read More about Shearing particle monolayers: Strain-rate frequency superposition.