Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) processes aim to recover trapped oil left in reservoirs after
primary and secondary recovery methods. New materials and additives are needed to make …

Multiphase displacement in porous media can be adjusted by micro/nanoparticle
suspensions, which is widespread in many scientific and industrial contexts. Direct …

Suspensions of nanometre-sized particles (nanofluids) are used in a variety of technological
contexts. For example, their spreading and adhesion behaviour on solid surfaces can yield …

Ocean mixing, which affects pollutant dispersal, marine productivity and global climate,
largely results from the breaking of internal gravity waves—disturbances propagating along …

Ionic solutions are mixtures of interacting anions and cations. They hardly resemble dilute
gases of uncharged noninteracting point particles described in elementary textbooks …

The wetting and spreading of nanofluids composed of liquid suspensions of nanoparticles
have significant technological applications. Recent studies have revealed that, compared to …

We proposed for the first time the concept of the nano liquid-metal fluid, aiming to establish
an engineering route to make the highest conductive coolant. Using several widely accepted …

The effect that nanoparticles play in the spreading of nanofluids dynamically wetting and
dewetting solid substrates is investigated experimentally, using 'drop shape'analysis …

Recent studies on the spreading phenomena of liquid dispersions of nanoparticles
(nanofluids) have revealed that the self-layering and two-dimensional structuring of …

Ion channels are proteins with a hole down their middle that control a vast range of
biological function in health and disease. Selectivity is an important biological function …