Designing complex fluids

RH Ewoldt, C Saengow - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Taking a small step away from Newtonian fluid behavior creates an explosion in the range of
possibilities. Non-Newtonian fluid properties can achieve diverse flow objectives, but the …

Complex flows of viscoelastic wormlike micelle solutions

JP Rothstein, H Mohammadigoushki - Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid …, 2020 - Elsevier
Micelles are formed by the self-assembly of surfactants in solutions. Wormlike micelles or
living polymers are a particularly interesting fluids because their long flexible cylindrical …

Microfluidic extensional rheometry using a hyperbolic contraction geometry

TJ Ober, SJ Haward, CJ Pipe, J Soulages… - Rheologica Acta, 2013 - Springer
Microfluidic devices are ideally suited for the study of complex fluids undergoing large
deformation rates in the absence of inertial complications. In particular, a microfluidic …

Nanogels based on hyaluronic acid as potential active carriers for dermatological and cosmetic applications

E Mauri, S Scialla - Cosmetics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nanogels are a prominent research topic in biomedical and drug delivery applications. The
versatility of their chemistry allows them to be tailored both to carry and release a wide range …

Thermo-switchable surfactant gel

Z Chu, Y Feng - Chemical communications, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermo-switchable surfactant gel - Chemical Communications (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/C1CC11428J
Royal Society of Chemistry View PDF VersionPrevious ArticleNext Article DOI: 10.1039/C1CC11428J …

Nanogel functionalization: a versatile approach to meet the challenges of drug and gene delivery

E Mauri, G Perale, F Rossi - ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2018 - ACS Publications
The design of nanostructures carrying therapeutic molecules represents the new frontier in
the biological and medical fields. In particular, researchers have identified nanogels as …

Extensional rheology and elastic instabilities of a wormlike micellar solution in a microfluidic cross-slot device

SJ Haward, TJ Ober, MSN Oliveira, MA Alves… - Soft Matter, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Wormlike micellar surfactant solutions are encountered in a wide variety of important
applications, including enhanced oil recovery and ink-jet printing, in which the fluids are …

Rational design of nanogels for overcoming the biological barriers in various administration routes

Q Zhao, S Zhang, F Wu, D Li, X Zhang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nanogels have been identified as outstanding nanocarrier candidates for drug delivery due
to their desirable physiochemical properties and versatile applicability for diverse …

Tunable enzymatic activity and enhanced stability of cellulase immobilized in biohybrid nanogels

H Peng, K Rübsam, F Jakob… - …, 2016 - ACS Publications
This paper reports a facile approach for encapsulation of enzymes in nanogels. Our
approach is based on the use of reactive copolymers able to get conjugated with enzyme …

Stagnation point flow of wormlike micellar solutions in a microfluidic cross-slot device: Effects of surfactant concentration and ionic environment

SJ Haward, GH McKinley - Physical Review E—Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft …, 2012 - APS
We employ the techniques of microparticle image velocimetry and full-field birefringence
microscopy combined with mechanical measurements of the pressure drop to perform a …