Colloids group

Department of Materials Physics

Book chapter

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A new DLVO-R theory: Surface roughness and nanoparticle stability
Harnessing Nanoscale Surface Interactions: Contemporary Synthesis, Applications and Theory
Elsevier, Oxford (2019) 129-147
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On the surface tension of electrolyte solutions
Aqua Incognita
Connor Court Publishing, Ballarat (2014) 341-349
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Nanobubbles at Hydrophobic Surfaces
Drops and Bubbles in Contact with Solid Surfaces
CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA (2012) 159-174
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Specific Ion Effects at the Air-Water Interface: Experimental Studies
Specific Ion Effects
World Scientific Publishing Company, New York (2010) 191-214

Journal article

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From Hofmeister to hydrotrope: Effect of anion hydrocarbon chain length on a polymer brush
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 634() 983-994
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Understanding specific ion effects and the Hofmeister series
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 24, 21() 12682-12718
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Ion specificity in the measured concentration depth profile of ions at the Vapor-Glycerol interface
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 626() 687-699
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Colloidal Systems in Concentrated Electrolyte Solutions Exhibit Re-entrant Long-Range Electrostatic Interactions due to Underscreening
Langmuir 38, 19() 6164�¢â?¬â??6173
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The electrostatic origins of specific ion effects: Quantifying the Hofmeister series for anions
Chemical Science 12, 45() 15007-15015
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The electrostatic origins of specific ion effects: quantifying the Hofmeister series for anions
Chemical Science 12() 15007-15015
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Re-entrant swelling and redissolution of polyelectrolytes arises from an increased electrostatic decay length at high salt concentrations
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 579, -() 369-378
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Artificial neural networks for the prediction of solvation energies based on experimental and computational data
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 22, 42() 24359-24364
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Armoured nanobubbles; ultrasound contrast agents under pressure
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 537() 123-131
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Generation of nanoparticles upon mixing ethanol and water; Nanobubbles or Not?
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 542() 136-143
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Does gas supersaturation by a chemical reaction produce bulk nanobubbles?
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 554() 388-395
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Direct measurement of interaction forces between surfaces in liquids using atomic force microscopy
KONA: powder and particle journal 36() 187-200
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Long-Term Stability of Surface Nanobubbles in Undersaturated Aqueous Solution
Langmuir 35, 3() 718-728
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Forces between zinc sulphide surfaces; amplification of the hydrophobic attraction by surface charge
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 21, 36() 20055-20064
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Interaction of Particles with Surfactant Thin Films: Implications for Dust Suppression
Langmuir 35, 24() 7641-7649
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Polyelectrolyte multilayers under compression: concurrent osmotic stress and colloidal probe atomic force microscopy
Soft Matter 14, 6() 961-968
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Dynamically Gas-Phase Switchable Super(de)wetting States by Reversible Amphiphilic Functionalization: A Powerful Approach for Smart Fluid Gating Membranes
Advanced Functional Materials 28, 2() 1-10
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The Role of Citric Acid in the Stabilization of Nanoparticles and Colloidal Particles in the Environment: Measurement of Surface Forces between Hafnium Oxide Surfaces in the Presence of Citric Acid
Langmuir 34, 8() 2595-2605
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Structured near-infrared Magnetic Circular Dichroism spectra of the Mn4CaO5 cluster of PSII in T. vulcanus are dominated by Mn(IV) d-d ‘spin-flip’ transitions
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: Bioenergetics 1859, 2() 88-98
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PEO-PPO-PEO surfactant exfoliated graphene cyclodextrin drug carriers for photoresponsive release
Materials Chemistry and Physics 205() 154-163
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Volcano Plots Emerge from a Sea of Nonaqueous Solvents: The Law of Matching Water Affinities Extends to All Solvents
ACS Central Science 4, 8() 1056-1064
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Hydrophobic Attraction Measured between Asymmetric Hydrophobic Surfaces
Langmuir 34, 12() 3588-3596
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Differentiating between Nanoparticles and Nanobubbles by Evaluation of the Compressibility and Density of Nanoparticles
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 122, 38() 21998-22007
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Probing the Hofmeister series beyond water: Specific-ion effects in non-aqueous solvents
Journal of Chemical Physics 148, 22() 1-12
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Roughness in Surface Force Measurements: Extension of DLVO Theory to Describe the Forces between Hafnia Surfaces
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 121, 26() 6442-6453
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Measurement of long range attractive forces between hydrophobic surfaces produced by vapor phase adsorption of palmitic acid
Soft Matter 13, 47() 8910-8921
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What is the fundamental ion-specific series for anions and cations? Ion specificity in standard partial molar volumes of electrolytes and electrostriction in water and non-aqueous solvents
Chemical Science 8, 10() 7052-7065
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Surface Forces and Rheology of Titanium Dioxide in the Presence of Dicarboxylic Acids: From Molecular Interactions to Yield Stress
Langmuir 33, 6() 1496-1506
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Reorganization of hydrogen bond network makes strong polyelectrolyte brushes pH-responsive
Science Advances 2, 8() e1600579-e1600579
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Cleaning with Bulk Nanobubbles
Langmuir 32, 43() 11203-11211
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Selective separation of oil and water with mesh membranes by capillarity
Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 235() 46-55
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Mimicking enzymatic systems: Modulation of the performance of polymeric organocatalysts by ion-specific effects
Chemical Communications 52, 16() 3392-3395
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Mimosa Origami: A nanostructure-enabled directional self-organization regime of materials
Science Advances 2, 6() 1-9.
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Specific-ion effects in non-aqueous systems
Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science 23() 82-93
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Forward-Osmosis Desalination with Poly(Ionic Liquid) Hydrogels as Smart Draw Agents
Advanced Materials 28, 21() 4156-4161
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Forward-Osmosis Desalination with Poly(Ionic Liquid) Hydrogels as Smart Draw Agents
Advanced Materials 28, 21() 4156-4161
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A History of Nanobubbles
Langmuir 32, 43() 11086-11100
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Wetting of nanophases: Nanobubbles, nanodroplets and micropancakes on hydrophobic surfaces
Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 222() 9-17
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Surface Nanobubbles in Nonaqueous Media: Looking for Nanobubbles in DMSO, Formamide, Propylene Carbonate, Ethylammonium Nitrate, and Propylammonium Nitrate
ACS Nano 9, 7() 7596-7607
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Synthesis and chemical modifications of in-situ grown anatase TiO2 microspheres with isotropically exposed {001} facets for superhydrophobic and self-cleaning properties
Applied Surface Science 357() 2022-2027
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Interfacial and bulk nanostructure of liquid polymer nanocomposites
Langmuir 31, 12() 3763-3770
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Flexible Transparent Hierarchical Nanomesh for Rose Petal-Like Droplet Manipulation and Lossless Transfer
Advanced Materials Interfaces 2, 9() 1-11
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Superhydrophobic and superoleophilic porous boron nitride nanosheet/polyvinylidene fluoride composite material for oil-polluted water cleanup
Advanced Materials Interfaces 2, 1() 14002671/1-10
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Superhydrophobic and superoleophilic boron nitride nanotube-coated stainless steel meshes for oil and water separation
Advanced Materials Interfaces 1, 1() 1300002/1-5
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Porous carbon nanotube/polyvinylidene fluoride composite material: Superhydrophobicity/superoleophilicity and tunability of electrical conductivity
Polymer 55, 22() 5616-5622
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Stiff chains inhibit and flexible chains promote protein adsorption to polyelectrolyte multilayers
Soft Matter 10, 21() 3806-3816
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Coadsorption of Low-Molecular Weight Aromatic and Aliphatic Alcohols and Acids with the Cationic Surfactant, CTAB, on Silica Surfaces
Langmuir 30, 23() 6704-6712
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Cation-specific conformational behavior of polyelectrolyte brushes: From aqueous to nonaqueous solvent
Langmuir 30, 43() 12850-12859
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Surface forces between titanium dioxide surfaces in the presence of cationic surfactant as a function of surfactant concentration, electrolyte concentration, and pH
Langmuir 30, 10() 2789-2798
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Surface force measurements between titanium dioxide surfaces prepared by atomic layer deposition in electrolyte solutions reveal Non-DLVO interactions: Influence of water and argon plasma cleaning
Langmuir 30, 8() 2093-2100
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Surface forces: Surface roughness in theory and experiment
Journal of Chemical Physics 140, 16() 164701-164701
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Interfacial nanobubbles are leaky: Permeability of the gas/water interface
ACS Nano 8, 6() 6193-6201
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Laser actuation of cantilevers for picometre amplitude dynamic force microscopy
Scientific Reports 4()
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Adsorption isotherms and structure of cationic surfactants adsorbed on mineral oxide surfaces prepared by atomic layer deposition
Langmuir 29, 48() 14748-14755
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A Deliberation on Nanobubbles at Surfaces and in Bulk
ChemPhysChem 13, 8() 2179-2187
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Model surfaces produced by atomic layer deposition
Chemistry Letters 41, 10() 1247-1249
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Direct Measurement of van der Waals and Diffuse Double-Layer Forces between Titanium Dioxide Surfaces Produced by Atomic Layer Deposition
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 116, 14() 7838-7847
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Insights into ion specificity in water-methanol mixtures via the reentrant behavior of polymer
Langmuir 28, 3() 1893-1899

Very small bubbles at surfaces-the nanobubble puzzle
Soft Matter 7, 1() 40-48

Do hydration forces play a role in thin film drainage and rupture observed in electrolyte solutions?
Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science 16, 6() 597-600
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Water droplet motion control on superhydrophobic surfaces: Exploiting the Wenzel-to-Cassie transition
Langmuir 27, 6() 2595-2600
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Adsorption of dispersants at a polyester resin-alkane interface
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 377, 1-3() 318-324
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High yield stress associated with capillary attraction between alumina surfaces in the presence of low molecular weight dicarboxylic acids
Langmuir 26, 5() 3067-3076
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Swelling and Collapse of an Adsorbed pH-Responsive Film-Forming Microgel Measured by Optical Reflectometry and QCM
Langmuir 26, 18() 14615-14623
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Macroscopically Flat and Smooth Superhydrophobic Surfaces: Heating Induced Wetting Transitions up to the Leidenfrost Temperature
Faraday Discussions 146() 141-151
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The Link between Ion Specific Bubble Coalescence and Hofmeister Effects Is the Partitioning of Ions within the Interface
Langmuir 26, 9() 6478-6483
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Measurement of no slip and slip boundary conditions in confined Newtonian fluids using Atomic Force Microscopy
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 11, 41() 9514
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Ion Specific Electrolyte Effects on Thin Film Drainage in Nonaqueous Solvents Propylene Carbonate and Formamide
Langmuir 25 , (17)() 9931-9937
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Very slow surfactant adsorption at the solid-liquid interface is due to long lived surface aggregates
Soft Matter 5, 16() 3061-3069 2009
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Adsorption of the Cationic Surfactant Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide to Silica in the presence of Sodium Salicylate; Surface Excess and Kinetics
Langmuir 25, 22() 13015-13024
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Effect of electrolyte species on the adsorption of a cationic surfactant to silica: The common intersection point
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 347 , 1-3() 109-113.
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Improved Cleaning of Hydrophilic Protein-Coated Surfaces using the Combination of Nanobubbles and SDS
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 1, 2() 481-487
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Inhibition of Bubble Coalescence by Electrolytes in Binary Mixtures of Dimethyl Sulfoxide and Propylene Carbonate
Langmuir 25, 18 () 10495-10500
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Inhibition of Bubble Coalescence by Osmolytes: Sucrose, Other Sugars and Urea
Langmuir 25, 19() 11406-11412
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Ion-specific Influence of Electrolytes on Bubble Coalescence in Nonaqueaous Solvents
Langmuir 24, 15() 7979-7985
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A Mobile Gas?Water Interface in Electrolyte Solutions
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 112, 39() 15094-15097
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Cleaning of Protein-Coated Surfaces Using Nanobubbles: An Investigation Using a Quartz Crystal Microbalance
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 112() 16748-16753
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Roughness of Microspheres for Force Measurements
Langmuir 24() 7528-7531
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Cleaning using nanobubbles: Defouling by electrochemical generation of bubbles
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 328() 10-14
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Focused ion beam milling as a universal template technique for patterned growth of carbon nanotubes
Applied Physics Letters 90, 093126() 1-3
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Ion-Specific Coalescence of Bubbles in Mixed Electrolyte Solutions
Journal of Physical Chemistry A 111() 1015-1023
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A Forecast of Developments in Scanned Probe Microscopy
Australian Journal of Chemistry 59() 355-358
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Sensing Cantilever Beam Bending by the Optical Lever Technique and Its Application to Surface Stress
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 110() 5450-5461
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The Origin of Surface Stress induced by the Adsorption of Iodine on Gold
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 110, 39() 19507-19514
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Physical Properties of Phase-Change Emulsions
Langmuir 22() 9538-9545
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Experimental studies of the dynamic mechanical response of a single polymer chain
Macromolecules 39() 6180-6185
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Acoustic investigation of cavitation noise from offset ink film splitting
Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal 21, 3() 314-323
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Physical Properties of Nanobubbles on Hydrophobic Surfaces in Water and Aqueous Solutions
Langmuir 22() 5025-5035
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Atomic Force Microscopy Study of the Interaction between Adsorbed Poly(ethylene oxide) Layers: Effects of Surface Modification and Approach Velocity
Langmuir 21() 2199-2208
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Boundary slip in Newtonian liquids: a review of experimental studies
Reports on Progress in Physics 68() 2859-2897
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Adsorption and Desorption of Polymer/Surfactant Mixtures at Solid-Liquid Interfaces: Substitution Experiments
Langmuir 20() 8114-8123
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Adsorption Pattern of Mixtures of Trimethylammonium-Modified Hydroxyethylcellulose and Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate at Solid-Liquid Interfaces
Langmuir 20, 6() 2282-2291
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Adsorbed Layer Structure of a weak polyelectrolyte studied by Colloidal Probe Microscopy and QCM-D
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 6() 2379-2386
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Adsorbed Layer Structure of a Weak Polyelectrolyte Studied by Colloidal Probe Microscopy and QCM-D as a Function of pH and Ionic Strength
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 6() 2379-2386
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A Scanning Electron Microscope Study of the Surface Structure of Mineral Pigments, Latices and Thickeners used for Paper Coating on Non-absorbent Substrates
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 238() 1-11
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The Effect of Surfactant Adsorption on Liquid Boundary Slippage
Physica A: Statistical mechanics and its applications 339() 60-65
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The Hydrophobic Force: Nanobubbles or Polymeric Contaminant?
Physica A: Statistical mechanics and its applications 339() 101-105

Bubble Coalescence and Specific-ion Effects
Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science 9() 178-184
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Floc Strength Characterization Technique. An Insight into Silica Aggregation
Langmuir 20() 6450-6457
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Adsorption of Ionic Surfactants to a Plasma Polymer Substrate
Langmuir 19() 4222-4227
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The Influence of Chain Length and Electrolyte on the Adsorption Kinetics of Cationic Surfactants at the Silica-aqueous Solution Interface
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 266() 236-244
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Mechanism of Cationic Surfactant Adsorption at the Solid-aqueous Interface
Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 103() 219-304
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Adsorption of 12-s-12 Gemini Surfactants at the Silica-aqueous Solution Interface
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 107, 13() 2978-2985
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Surface Roughness and Hydrodynamic Boundary Slip of a Newtonian Fluid in a Completely Wetting System
Physical Review Letters 90, 14() 144501-1-4
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Hofmeister Effects in pH Measurements: Role of Added Salt and Co-ions
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 107, 13() 2875-2878
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Determination of Coupled Solvent Mass in Quartz Crystal Microbalance Measurements using Deuterated Solvents
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 262() 126-129
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Evidence of Shear-dependent Boundary Slip in Newtonian Liquids
European Physical Journal E 12() S71-S74
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Calibration of Colloid Probe Cantilevers using Dynamic Viscous Response of a Confined Liquid
Review of Scientific Instruments 74, 9() 4026-4032
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Application of a Dynamic Atomic Force Microscope for the Measurement of Lubrication Forces and Hydrodynamic Thickness between Surfaces Bearing Absorbed Polyelectrolyte Layers
Macromolecules 36() 2903-2906
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Colloid Probe Characterization: Radius and Roughness Determination
Langmuir 17() 2097-2099
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In Situ Calibration of Colloid Probe Cantilevers in Force Microscopy: Hydrodynamic Drag on a Sphere Approaching a Wall
Langmuir 17() 6018-6022
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Shear-Dependent Boundary Slip in an Aqueous Newtonian Liquid
Physical Review Letters 87, 5() 054504-1-4
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Contact Angles of Aqueous Solutions on Copper Surfaces Bearing Self-Assembled Monolayers
Journal of Chemical Education 78, 3() 345-346
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Adsorption Kinetics and Structural Arrangements of Cetylpyridinium Bromide at the Silica-Aqueous Interface
Langmuir 17() 6155-6163
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Adsorption Kinetics and Structural Arrangements of Cationic Surfactants on Silica Surfaces
Langmuir 16() 9374-9380
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Ion-Beam-Induced Porosity of GaN
Applied Physics Letters 77() 1455-1457
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Modification of a Commercial AFM for Nano-Rheological Experiments: Adsorbed Polymer Layers
Microscopy and Microanalysis 6() 121-128

Elasto-plastic and visco-elastic deformations of a polymer sphere measured using colloid probe and scanning electron microscopy
International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives 20, 6() 445-448

Measurement of the adhesion of a viscoelastic sphere to a flat non-compliant substrate
Journal of Adhesion 74, 1-4() 125-142
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Modification of a commercial atomic force microscope for nanorheological experiments: Adsorbed polymer layers
Microscopy and Microanalysis 6, 2() 121-128
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Direct Measurement of the Hydrophobic Attraction: The Effects of Dissolved Gas, Approach Rate and Neutron Irradiation
Langmuir 15() 1562-1569
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Direct measurement of hydrophobic forces: a study of dissolved gas, approach rate and neutron irradiation
Langmuir 15(4)() 1562-1569
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Electrochemical principles for active control of liquids on submillimeter scales
Science 283() 57-60
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Study of the long-range hydrophobic attraction in concentrated salt solutions and its implications for electrostatic models
Langmuir 14, 12() 3326-3332
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Use of the light-lever technique for the measurement of colloidal forces
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 144, 1-Mar() 1-Aug

Conference paper

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Surface forces in particle technology: Wet systems
7th World Congress on Particle Technology, WCPT 2014 102() 24-34
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Inhibition of Bubble Coalescence by Salts and Sugars
International Mineral Processing Congress 3() 1815-1826
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Additional attractive force between alumina particles due to low solubility of Dicarboxylic acids
International Mineral Processing Congress 1() 395-405

The complex influence of electrolytes on bubble coalescence
Chemical Congress 2008 ?, ?() 1
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Characterizing the Bond Strength of Aggregates in Suspension
Australasian Conference on Chemical Engineering 2004 ?, ?() Paper 273

Journal short contribution (non refereed)

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Editorial overview: Hot Topic - Nanobubbles and Nanodroplets - Nanobubbles and Nanodroplets: from Basics to Applications
Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science 55() 1-3
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Reply to comment on water droplet motion control on superhydrophobic surfaces: Exploiting the Wenzel-to-Cassie transition
Langmuir 27, 22() 13962-13963
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"Reply to "Comment on 'The Origin of surface stress induced adsorption of iodine on gold'""
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 111() 8136

Journal short contribution

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Correction: What is the fundamental ion-specific series for anions and cations? Ion specificity in standard partial molar volumes of electrolytes and electrostriction in water and non-aqueous solvents
Chemical Science 10() 3430-3433
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Corrigendum to “Specific-ion Effects in Non-Aqueous Systems” [Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 23 (June 2016) 82–93]
Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science 38() 214-222

Journal article (non-refereed)

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New Materials and Complexity
Physica A: Statistical mechanics and its applications 339() xv-xvi

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