The ubiquity of aqueous solutions in contact with charged surfaces and the realization that
the molecular-level details of water–surface interactions often determine interfacial functions …

Nanofluidics has emerged recently in the footsteps of microfluidics, following the quest for
scale reduction inherent to nanotechnologies. By definition, nanofluidics explores transport …

The venerable theory of electrokinetic phenomena rests on the hypothesis of a dilute
solution of point-like ions in quasi-equilibrium with a weakly charged surface, whose …

A theory is presented which allows us to accurately calculate the surface tensions and the
surface potentials of electrolyte solutions. Both the ionic hydration and the polarizability are …

This paper combines new experimental data for electrokinetic characterization of
hydrophobic polymers with a detailed discussion of the putative origins of charge at water …

The zeta potential (ZP) is an oft-reported measure of the macroscopic charge state of solid
surfaces and colloidal particles in contact with solvents. However, the origin of this readily …

Understanding the structure in the nanoscopic region of water that is in direct contact with
solid surfaces, so-called contact layer, is key to quantifying macroscopic properties that are …

Thermo-osmotic and related thermophoretic phenomena can be found in many situations
from biology to colloid science, but the underlying molecular mechanisms remain largely …

ζ-Potential (ZP) is among key physical properties characterizing the behavior of
nanoparticles in colloidal solutions. Despite many attempts to calculate and neatly interpret …

We show that an electro-osmotic flow near the slippery hydrophobic surface depends
strongly on the mobility of surface charges, which are balanced by counterions of the …