Shearing friction behaviour of synthetic polymers compared to a functionalized polysaccharide on biomimetic surfaces: models for the prediction of performance of eco …

BJ Coscia, JC Shelley, AR Browning… - Physical Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The substitution of natural, bio-based and/or biodegradable polymers for those of
petrochemical origin in consumer formulations has become an active area of research and …

Rapid water drainage on human eyelashes of a hydrophobic Brachistochrone fiber array

S Zhou, F Chen, Z Cheng, C Gao, Z He, S Wang… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Numerous organisms exploit asymmetrical capillary forces generated by unique fiber or
asymmetrical tapered structures to rapidly eliminate undesired liquid for survival in moist or …

Boundary Lubrication Performance of Polyelectrolyte–Surfactant Complexes on Biomimetic Surfaces

E Weiand, PH Koenig, F Rodriguez-Ropero, Y Roiter… - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
Aqueous mixtures of oppositely charged polyelectrolytes and surfactants are useful in many
industrial applications, such as shampoos and hair conditioners. In this work, we investigate …

Effects of surfactant adsorption on the wettability and friction of biomimetic surfaces

E Weiand, F Rodriguez-Ropero, Y Roiter… - Physical Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The properties of solid–liquid interfaces can be markedly altered by surfactant adsorption.
Here, we use molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to study the adsorption of ionic …

Effect of polymer architecture on the adsorption and coating stability on heterogeneous biomimetic surfaces

I Adroher-Benítez, TI Morozova, G Catalini… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This study aims to investigate the physical properties that govern polymer adsorption and
desorption on chemically structured surfaces. These surfaces are considered biomimetic of …

Interactions of cationic surfactant-fatty alcohol monolayers with natural human hair surface: Insights from dissipative particle dynamics

K Šindelka, A Kowalski, M Cooke, C Mendoza… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fatty alcohols (C n FAs) combined with cationic surfactants are common ingredients of
lamellar-phase personal care liquids. We employ mesoscopic modelling to study. how …

Nanoscale friction of biomimetic hair surfaces

E Weiand, JP Ewen, Y Roiter, PH Koenig, SH Page… - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
We investigate the nanoscale friction between biomimetic hair surfaces using chemical
colloidal probe atomic force microscopy experiments and nonequilibrium molecular …

Exploring the effects of wetting and free fatty acid deposition on an atomistic hair fiber surface model incorporating keratin-associated protein 5-1

JM Sanders, BJ Coscia, A Fonari, M Misra, PGM Mileo… - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
The complex development of cosmetic and medical formulations relies on an ever-growing
accuracy of predictive models of hair surfaces. Hitherto, modeling efforts have focused on …

ATOMISTIC CHARACTERIZATION OF HEALTHY AND DAMAGED HAIR SURFACES: A MOLECULAR DYNAMICS STUDY OF FATTY ACIDS ON PROTEIN LAYER

Q Wang, JM Phang, S Chakraborty, L Zhang… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We present an atomistic model for the outermost layer of the hair surface derived through
molecular dynamics simulations, which comprises 18‐Methyleicosanoic acid (18‐MEA) fatty …

Yılan gömleğinin fizikokimyasal karakterizasyonu ve biyoteknolojik uygulama alanları

B Aktaş - 2023 - acikerisim.aksaray.edu.tr
Tırnak, toynak, saç ve yün gibi yapıların ana yapısal proteini olan keratin, non-toksik,
biyouyumlu ve biyobozunur olmasının yanı sıra sahip olduğu birçok eşsiz özellik nedeniyle …