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Adsorption, Aggregation and Structure Formation in Systems of Charged Particles

From Colloidal to Supracolloidal Assembly

Authors:

  1. Bhuvnesh Bharti

    1. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA

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  • Nominated as an Outstanding Ph.D. thesis by Technical University of Berlin, Germany
  • An interdisciplinary approach towards nanoscience and nanotechnology
  • A compilation combining fundamentals with advanced research and correlating experiments with theory
  • An in-depth insight into the fascinating world of colloids
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction and Basics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • Bhuvnesh Bharti
      Pages 3-14
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    3. Methods

      • Bhuvnesh Bharti
      Pages 15-28
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    4. Theory and Modeling

      • Bhuvnesh Bharti
      Pages 29-43
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  3. Curvature and Surface Energy Effects on the Interaction of Hydrophilic Silica with Nonionic Surfactant

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 45-45
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    2. PDF
    3. PDF

  4. Adsorptive and Aggregative Effects of Proteins on Silica Nanoparticles

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-79
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    2. PDF
    3. PDF
    4. PDF

  5. Field Directed Assembly of Hetero-Aggregating Microparticles

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129
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    2. PDF

  6. Summary and Outlook

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141
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    2. Summary and Outlook

      • Bhuvnesh Bharti
      Pages 143-146
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  7. Back Matter

    Pages 147-150
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About this book

This thesis presents studies on the interaction of soft materials like surfactants and proteins with hard silica nanomaterials. Due to its interdisciplinary nature it combines concepts from the fields of physical chemistry, nanoscience and materials science, yielding to fundamental insights into the structure-directing forces operating at the nano-scale. It is shown that the morphology of surfactant micellar aggregates adsorbed at the surface of nanoparticles and inside tubular nanopores can be tuned on demand by the co-adsorption of a surface modifier. The interaction of globular proteins with silica nanoparticles is dominated by electrostatic interactions and can be controlled by pH and ionic strength, while the bridging of nanoparticles by adsorbed protein molecules leads to large-scale hybrid aggregates of protein with the nanoparticles. Concepts emerging from the role of electrostatic interactions in the hetero-aggregation of nanoparticles with protein molecules are used for the co-assembly of charged microbeads into linear clusters and chains of controllable length.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA

    Bhuvnesh Bharti

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About the author

My research field is Colloid and Interface science, and more specifically the soft-to-hard matter interactions. I am interested in understanding the interactions of globular proteins, surfactants and lipids (soft matter) with magnetic and nonmagnetic hard nanomaterials. I’ve addressed some fundamental questions about factors governing self-assembly of soft-hard nanocomposite structures. Recently, I’ve extended my research to the field of materials science where I focused on directed self-assembly of isotropic and anisotropic colloidal particles into ordered multi responsive structures using external electric and/or magnetic field. My goal is to continue to work and contribute to the field of colloids and nanoscience.
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Adsorption, Aggregation and Structure Formation in Systems of Charged Particles

  • Book Subtitle: From Colloidal to Supracolloidal Assembly

  • Authors: Bhuvnesh Bharti

  • Series Title: Springer Theses

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07737-6

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-07736-9Published: 01 July 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-36206-9Published: 10 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-07737-6Published: 17 June 2014

  • Series ISSN: 2190-5053

  • Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 150

  • Number of Illustrations: 36 b/w illustrations, 20 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Physical Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics

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