This review considers the most recent developments in supramolecular and supraparticle
structures obtained from natural, renewable biopolymers as well as their disassembly and …

Nanoparticle assembly and attachment are common pathways of crystal growth by which
particles organize into larger scale materials with hierarchical structure and long-range …

Water-based lubricants provide lubrication of rubbing surfaces in many technical, biological,
and physiological applications. The structure of hydrated ion layers adsorbed on solid …

Cations can achieve excellent hydration lubrication at smooth interfaces under both
microscale and macroscale conditions due to the boundary layer composed of hydration …

Strong hydration repulsion exists between two negatively charged surfaces in the alkali
metal salt solutions, together with the fluid response to the shear of hydration layers, leading …

The use of surfactants to attract dissolved ions to water surfaces and interfaces is an
essential step in both solvent-based and solvent-free separation processes. We have …

Solid-state nanofluidic devices have proven to be ideal systems for studying the physics of
ionic transport at the nanometer length scale. When the geometrical confining size of fluids …

Reducing friction is of great interest, and an external potential applied to the friction pair can
regulate lubricity. Electrochemical atomic force microscopy (EC-AFM) is used to study the …

Electrolytes are central to life and technology but lack complete understanding. Recent
experiments with highly concentrated electrolytes have revealed electrostatic decay lengths …

From the ion point-of-view specific ion effects (SIE) arise as an interplay of ionic size and
shape and charge distribution. However in aqueous systems SIE invariably involve water …