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Studying surfactants adsorption on heterogeneous substrates

Striolo, A; (2019) Studying surfactants adsorption on heterogeneous substrates. Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering , 23 pp. 115-122. 10.1016/j.coche.2019.03.009. Green open access

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Abstract

Surface active compounds are continually designed and formulated to advance a large number of modern applications. In the past, the key design principle was the amount of surfactants adsorbed on a surface, because most attention was on changing the substrate wettability. As technology progresses, this is no longer sufficient, and the community is interested in preparing uniform surfactant films on a variety of substrates, typically characterised by surface roughness, both geometric and chemical. Much of our understanding on surfactant films is due to advanced experimental techniques that function best on chemically homogeneous atomically smooth surfaces. Simulations studies have also been conducted on similar substrates, often achieving results in apparent agreement with experimental observations. However, mounting evidence suggests that surface heterogeneity strongly affects the properties of adsorbed surfactant aggregates. To probe using computational approaches systems relevant for experimental investigations, one requires a combination of atomistic and coarse-grained approaches, both implemented using advanced algorithms. We discuss here a few possible approaches that could be used to study surfactant films adsorbed on heterogeneous surfaces, and how they could be combined with experimental investigations. Some recent trends that attempt to predict surfactant performance are also briefly highlighted.

Type:	Article
Title:	Studying surfactants adsorption on heterogeneous substrates
Open access status:	An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI:	10.1016/j.coche.2019.03.009
Publisher version:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coche.2019.03.009
Language:	English
Additional information:	This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
UCL classification:	UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Chemical Engineering
URI:	https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10074928