Colloids group
Department of Materials Physics
Book chapter
( publications)
A new DLVO-R theory: Surface roughness and nanoparticle stability
Harnessing Nanoscale Surface Interactions: Contemporary Synthesis, Applications and Theory
Elsevier, Oxford (2019) 129-147
On the surface tension of electrolyte solutions
Aqua Incognita
Connor Court Publishing, Ballarat (2014) 341-349
Nanobubbles at Hydrophobic Surfaces
Drops and Bubbles in Contact with Solid Surfaces
CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA (2012) 159-174
Specific Ion Effects at the Air-Water Interface: Experimental Studies
Specific Ion Effects
World Scientific Publishing Company, New York (2010) 191-214
Journal article
( publications)
From Hofmeister to hydrotrope: Effect of anion hydrocarbon chain length on a polymer brush
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 634(2023) 983-994
Understanding specific ion effects and the Hofmeister series
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 24, 21(2022) 12682-12718
Ion specificity in the measured concentration depth profile of ions at the Vapor-Glycerol interface
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 626(2022) 687-699
Colloidal Systems in Concentrated Electrolyte Solutions Exhibit Re-entrant Long-Range Electrostatic Interactions due to Underscreening
Langmuir 38, 19(2022) 6164�¢â?¬â??6173
The electrostatic origins of specific ion effects: Quantifying the Hofmeister series for anions
Chemical Science 12, 45(2021) 15007-15015
The electrostatic origins of specific ion effects: quantifying the Hofmeister series for anions
Chemical Science 12(2021) 15007-15015
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, -(2020) 369-378
Artificial neural networks for the prediction of solvation energies based on experimental and computational data
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 22, 42(2020) 24359-24364
Armoured nanobubbles; ultrasound contrast agents under pressure
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 537(2019) 123-131
Generation of nanoparticles upon mixing ethanol and water; Nanobubbles or Not?
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 542(2019) 136-143
Does gas supersaturation by a chemical reaction produce bulk nanobubbles?
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 554(2019) 388-395
Direct measurement of interaction forces between surfaces in liquids using atomic force microscopy
KONA: powder and particle journal 36(2019) 187-200
Long-Term Stability of Surface Nanobubbles in Undersaturated Aqueous Solution
Langmuir 35, 3(2019) 718-728
Forces between zinc sulphide surfaces; amplification of the hydrophobic attraction by surface charge
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 21, 36(2019) 20055-20064
Interaction of Particles with Surfactant Thin Films: Implications for Dust Suppression
Langmuir 35, 24(2019) 7641-7649
Polyelectrolyte multilayers under compression: concurrent osmotic stress and colloidal probe atomic force microscopy
Soft Matter 14, 6(2018) 961-968
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(2018) 1-10
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(2018) 2595-2605
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(2018) 88-98
PEO-PPO-PEO surfactant exfoliated graphene cyclodextrin drug carriers for photoresponsive release
Materials Chemistry and Physics 205(2018) 154-163
Volcano Plots Emerge from a Sea of Nonaqueous Solvents: The Law of Matching Water Affinities Extends to All Solvents
ACS Central Science 4, 8(2018) 1056-1064
Hydrophobic Attraction Measured between Asymmetric Hydrophobic Surfaces
Langmuir 34, 12(2018) 3588-3596
Differentiating between Nanoparticles and Nanobubbles by Evaluation of the Compressibility and Density of Nanoparticles
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 122, 38(2018) 21998-22007
Probing the Hofmeister series beyond water: Specific-ion effects in non-aqueous solvents
Journal of Chemical Physics 148, 22(2018) 1-12
Roughness in Surface Force Measurements: Extension of DLVO Theory to Describe the Forces between Hafnia Surfaces
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 121, 26(2017) 6442-6453
Measurement of long range attractive forces between hydrophobic surfaces produced by vapor phase adsorption of palmitic acid
Soft Matter 13, 47(2017) 8910-8921
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(2017) 7052-7065
Surface Forces and Rheology of Titanium Dioxide in the Presence of Dicarboxylic Acids: From Molecular Interactions to Yield Stress
Langmuir 33, 6(2017) 1496-1506
Reorganization of hydrogen bond network makes strong polyelectrolyte brushes pH-responsive
Science Advances 2, 8(2016) e1600579-e1600579
Cleaning with Bulk Nanobubbles
Langmuir 32, 43(2016) 11203-11211
Selective separation of oil and water with mesh membranes by capillarity
Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 235(2016) 46-55
Mimicking enzymatic systems: Modulation of the performance of polymeric organocatalysts by ion-specific effects
Chemical Communications 52, 16(2016) 3392-3395
Mimosa Origami: A nanostructure-enabled directional self-organization regime of materials
Science Advances 2, 6(2016) 1-9.
Specific-ion effects in non-aqueous systems
Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science 23(2016) 82-93
Forward-Osmosis Desalination with Poly(Ionic Liquid) Hydrogels as Smart Draw Agents
Advanced Materials 28, 21(2016) 4156-4161
Forward-Osmosis Desalination with Poly(Ionic Liquid) Hydrogels as Smart Draw Agents
Advanced Materials 28, 21(2016) 4156-4161
Wetting of nanophases: Nanobubbles, nanodroplets and micropancakes on hydrophobic surfaces
Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 222(2015) 9-17
Surface Nanobubbles in Nonaqueous Media: Looking for Nanobubbles in DMSO, Formamide, Propylene Carbonate, Ethylammonium Nitrate, and Propylammonium Nitrate
ACS Nano 9, 7(2015) 7596-7607
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(2015) 2022-2027
Interfacial and bulk nanostructure of liquid polymer nanocomposites
Langmuir 31, 12(2015) 3763-3770
Flexible Transparent Hierarchical Nanomesh for Rose Petal-Like Droplet Manipulation and Lossless Transfer
Advanced Materials Interfaces 2, 9(2015) 1-11
Superhydrophobic and superoleophilic porous boron nitride nanosheet/polyvinylidene fluoride composite material for oil-polluted water cleanup
Advanced Materials Interfaces 2, 1(2015) 14002671/1-10
Superhydrophobic and superoleophilic boron nitride nanotube-coated stainless steel meshes for oil and water separation
Advanced Materials Interfaces 1, 1(2014) 1300002/1-5
Porous carbon nanotube/polyvinylidene fluoride composite material: Superhydrophobicity/superoleophilicity and tunability of electrical conductivity
Polymer 55, 22(2014) 5616-5622
Stiff chains inhibit and flexible chains promote protein adsorption to polyelectrolyte multilayers
Soft Matter 10, 21(2014) 3806-3816
Coadsorption of Low-Molecular Weight Aromatic and Aliphatic Alcohols and Acids with the Cationic Surfactant, CTAB, on Silica Surfaces
Langmuir 30, 23(2014) 6704-6712
Cation-specific conformational behavior of polyelectrolyte brushes: From aqueous to nonaqueous solvent
Langmuir 30, 43(2014) 12850-12859
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(2014) 2789-2798
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(2014) 2093-2100
Surface forces: Surface roughness in theory and experiment
Journal of Chemical Physics 140, 16(2014) 164701-164701
Interfacial nanobubbles are leaky: Permeability of the gas/water interface
ACS Nano 8, 6(2014) 6193-6201
Laser actuation of cantilevers for picometre amplitude dynamic force microscopy
Scientific Reports 4(2014)
Adsorption isotherms and structure of cationic surfactants adsorbed on mineral oxide surfaces prepared by atomic layer deposition
Langmuir 29, 48(2013) 14748-14755
A Deliberation on Nanobubbles at Surfaces and in Bulk
ChemPhysChem 13, 8(2012) 2179-2187
Model surfaces produced by atomic layer deposition
Chemistry Letters 41, 10(2012) 1247-1249
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(2012) 7838-7847
Insights into ion specificity in water-methanol mixtures via the reentrant behavior of polymer
Langmuir 28, 3(2012) 1893-1899
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(2011) 597-600
Water droplet motion control on superhydrophobic surfaces: Exploiting the Wenzel-to-Cassie transition
Langmuir 27, 6(2011) 2595-2600
Adsorption of dispersants at a polyester resin-alkane interface
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 377, 1-3(2011) 318-324
High yield stress associated with capillary attraction between alumina surfaces in the presence of low molecular weight dicarboxylic acids
Langmuir 26, 5(2010) 3067-3076
Swelling and Collapse of an Adsorbed pH-Responsive Film-Forming Microgel Measured by Optical Reflectometry and QCM
Langmuir 26, 18(2010) 14615-14623
Macroscopically Flat and Smooth Superhydrophobic Surfaces: Heating Induced Wetting Transitions up to the Leidenfrost Temperature
Faraday Discussions 146(2010) 141-151
The Link between Ion Specific Bubble Coalescence and Hofmeister Effects Is the Partitioning of Ions within the Interface
Langmuir 26, 9(2010) 6478-6483
Measurement of no slip and slip boundary conditions in confined Newtonian fluids using Atomic Force Microscopy
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 11, 41(2009) 9514
Ion Specific Electrolyte Effects on Thin Film Drainage in Nonaqueous Solvents Propylene Carbonate and Formamide
Langmuir 25 , (17)(2009) 9931-9937
Very slow surfactant adsorption at the solid-liquid interface is due to long lived surface aggregates
Soft Matter 5, 16(2009) 3061-3069 2009
Adsorption of the Cationic Surfactant Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide to Silica in the presence of Sodium Salicylate; Surface Excess and Kinetics
Langmuir 25, 22(2009) 13015-13024
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(2009) 109-113.
Improved Cleaning of Hydrophilic Protein-Coated Surfaces using the Combination of Nanobubbles and SDS
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 1, 2(2009) 481-487
Inhibition of Bubble Coalescence by Electrolytes in Binary Mixtures of Dimethyl Sulfoxide and Propylene Carbonate
Langmuir 25, 18 (2009) 10495-10500
Inhibition of Bubble Coalescence by Osmolytes: Sucrose, Other Sugars and Urea
Langmuir 25, 19(2009) 11406-11412
Ion-specific Influence of Electrolytes on Bubble Coalescence in Nonaqueaous Solvents
Langmuir 24, 15(2008) 7979-7985
A Mobile Gas?Water Interface in Electrolyte Solutions
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 112, 39(2008) 15094-15097
Cleaning of Protein-Coated Surfaces Using Nanobubbles: An Investigation Using a Quartz Crystal Microbalance
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 112(2008) 16748-16753
Roughness of Microspheres for Force Measurements
Langmuir 24(2008) 7528-7531
Cleaning using nanobubbles: Defouling by electrochemical generation of bubbles
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 328(2008) 10-14
Focused ion beam milling as a universal template technique for patterned growth of carbon nanotubes
Applied Physics Letters 90, 093126(2007) 1-3
Ion-Specific Coalescence of Bubbles in Mixed Electrolyte Solutions
Journal of Physical Chemistry A 111(2007) 1015-1023
A Forecast of Developments in Scanned Probe Microscopy
Australian Journal of Chemistry 59(2006) 355-358
Sensing Cantilever Beam Bending by the Optical Lever Technique and Its Application to Surface Stress
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 110(2006) 5450-5461
The Origin of Surface Stress induced by the Adsorption of Iodine on Gold
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 110, 39(2006) 19507-19514
Experimental studies of the dynamic mechanical response of a single polymer chain
Macromolecules 39(2006) 6180-6185
Acoustic investigation of cavitation noise from offset ink film splitting
Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal 21, 3(2006) 314-323
Physical Properties of Nanobubbles on Hydrophobic Surfaces in Water and Aqueous Solutions
Langmuir 22(2006) 5025-5035
Atomic Force Microscopy Study of the Interaction between Adsorbed Poly(ethylene oxide) Layers: Effects of Surface Modification and Approach Velocity
Langmuir 21(2005) 2199-2208
Boundary slip in Newtonian liquids: a review of experimental studies
Reports on Progress in Physics 68(2005) 2859-2897
Adsorption and Desorption of Polymer/Surfactant Mixtures at Solid-Liquid Interfaces: Substitution Experiments
Langmuir 20(2004) 8114-8123
Adsorption Pattern of Mixtures of Trimethylammonium-Modified Hydroxyethylcellulose and Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate at Solid-Liquid Interfaces
Langmuir 20, 6(2004) 2282-2291
Adsorbed Layer Structure of a weak polyelectrolyte studied by Colloidal Probe Microscopy and QCM-D
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 6(2004) 2379-2386
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(2004) 2379-2386
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(2004) 1-11
The Effect of Surfactant Adsorption on Liquid Boundary Slippage
Physica A: Statistical mechanics and its applications 339(2004) 60-65
The Hydrophobic Force: Nanobubbles or Polymeric Contaminant?
Physica A: Statistical mechanics and its applications 339(2004) 101-105
Bubble Coalescence and Specific-ion Effects
Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science 9(2004) 178-184
Floc Strength Characterization Technique. An Insight into Silica Aggregation
Langmuir 20(2004) 6450-6457
Adsorption of Ionic Surfactants to a Plasma Polymer Substrate
Langmuir 19(2003) 4222-4227
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(2003) 236-244
Mechanism of Cationic Surfactant Adsorption at the Solid-aqueous Interface
Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 103(2003) 219-304
Adsorption of 12-s-12 Gemini Surfactants at the Silica-aqueous Solution Interface
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 107, 13(2003) 2978-2985
Surface Roughness and Hydrodynamic Boundary Slip of a Newtonian Fluid in a Completely Wetting System
Physical Review Letters 90, 14(2003) 144501-1-4
Hofmeister Effects in pH Measurements: Role of Added Salt and Co-ions
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 107, 13(2003) 2875-2878
Determination of Coupled Solvent Mass in Quartz Crystal Microbalance Measurements using Deuterated Solvents
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 262(2003) 126-129
Evidence of Shear-dependent Boundary Slip in Newtonian Liquids
European Physical Journal E 12(2003) S71-S74
Calibration of Colloid Probe Cantilevers using Dynamic Viscous Response of a Confined Liquid
Review of Scientific Instruments 74, 9(2003) 4026-4032
Application of a Dynamic Atomic Force Microscope for the Measurement of Lubrication Forces and Hydrodynamic Thickness between Surfaces Bearing Absorbed Polyelectrolyte Layers
Macromolecules 36(2003) 2903-2906
Colloid Probe Characterization: Radius and Roughness Determination
Langmuir 17(2001) 2097-2099
In Situ Calibration of Colloid Probe Cantilevers in Force Microscopy: Hydrodynamic Drag on a Sphere Approaching a Wall
Langmuir 17(2001) 6018-6022
Shear-Dependent Boundary Slip in an Aqueous Newtonian Liquid
Physical Review Letters 87, 5(2001) 054504-1-4
Contact Angles of Aqueous Solutions on Copper Surfaces Bearing Self-Assembled Monolayers
Journal of Chemical Education 78, 3(2001) 345-346
Adsorption Kinetics and Structural Arrangements of Cetylpyridinium Bromide at the Silica-Aqueous Interface
Langmuir 17(2001) 6155-6163
Adsorption Kinetics and Structural Arrangements of Cationic Surfactants on Silica Surfaces
Langmuir 16(2000) 9374-9380
Ion-Beam-Induced Porosity of GaN
Applied Physics Letters 77(2000) 1455-1457
Modification of a Commercial AFM for Nano-Rheological Experiments: Adsorbed Polymer Layers
Microscopy and Microanalysis 6(2000) 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(2000) 445-448
Measurement of the adhesion of a viscoelastic sphere to a flat non-compliant substrate
Journal of Adhesion 74, 1-4(2000) 125-142
Modification of a commercial atomic force microscope for nanorheological experiments: Adsorbed polymer layers
Microscopy and Microanalysis 6, 2(2000) 121-128
Direct Measurement of the Hydrophobic Attraction: The Effects of Dissolved Gas, Approach Rate and Neutron Irradiation
Langmuir 15(1999) 1562-1569
Direct measurement of hydrophobic forces: a study of dissolved gas, approach rate and neutron irradiation
Langmuir 15(4)(1999) 1562-1569
Electrochemical principles for active control of liquids on submillimeter scales
Science 283(1999) 57-60
Study of the long-range hydrophobic attraction in concentrated salt solutions and its implications for electrostatic models
Langmuir 14, 12(1998) 3326-3332
Use of the light-lever technique for the measurement of colloidal forces
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 144, 1-Mar(1998) 1-Aug
Conference paper
( publications)
Surface forces in particle technology: Wet systems
7th World Congress on Particle Technology, WCPT 2014 102(2015) 24-34
Inhibition of Bubble Coalescence by Salts and Sugars
International Mineral Processing Congress 3(2010) 1815-1826
Additional attractive force between alumina particles due to low solubility of Dicarboxylic acids
International Mineral Processing Congress 1(2010) 395-405
The complex influence of electrolytes on bubble coalescence
Chemical Congress 2008 ?, ?(2008) 1
Characterizing the Bond Strength of Aggregates in Suspension
Australasian Conference on Chemical Engineering 2004 ?, ?(2004) Paper 273
Journal short contribution (non refereed)
( publications)
Editorial overview: Hot Topic - Nanobubbles and Nanodroplets - Nanobubbles and Nanodroplets: from Basics to Applications
Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science 55(2021) 1-3
Reply to comment on water droplet motion control on superhydrophobic surfaces: Exploiting the Wenzel-to-Cassie transition
Langmuir 27, 22(2011) 13962-13963
"Reply to "Comment on 'The Origin of surface stress induced adsorption of iodine on gold'""
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 111(2007) 8136
Journal short contribution
( publications)
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(2019) 3430-3433
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(2018) 214-222
Journal article (non-refereed)
( publications)
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