Themed collection Editors' collection: Physical Chemistry of Colloids and Interfaces

A modest chemical modification of the Fmoc-amino acids led to enhanced interaction with a model surface for biomembrane.

Surfactant stabilized water/oil/water (w/o/w) double emulsions have received much attention in the last years motivated by their wide applications.

L-Asp-based gemini surfactants form primary fibrils (1D structure) that interact with each other and arrange in a film (2D structure).

Our facile approach converts embarrassing weed to value-added products through environmentally friendly routes towards zero-waste scheme.

S-Layer coating on PCL–Quercetin miscible blends acts as a release controller from films and scaffolds, as well as antifouling agent.

Dual amide–triazole isosteric substitution in a bis-amide gelator allows fine-tuning of the properties of the corresponding supramolecular gels.

A one-step moderate energy vibrational emulsification method was successfully employed to produce thermo-responsive olive/silicone-based Janus emulsions stabilized by poly(N,N-diethylacrylamide) carrying 0.7 mol% oleoyl side chains.

Nanomaterials for bone tissue engineering are developing to new solutions against infections, antibiotic resistance, promotion of new bone. ZnO nanocrystals are promising candidates with intrinsic antimicrobial activity and high biocompatibility.

To replace dangerous and rare components in battery electrodes, more sustainable energy storage materials made from biowaste and wood-based vanillin are presented.

Assessment of the differences of the levels of gene expression achieved in non-infectable MSCs, by the completion of recombinant adenoviruses together with different NPs combinations (gold NPs or a commercially available polyethylenimine derivative).

Potassium halides are used for cation-exchange, anion-exchange and trap passivation of mechanosynthesized perovskites.

This article reports on a study of the mineralisation behaviour of CaCO₃ deposited on electrospun poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) scaffolds preliminarily treated with low-temperature plasma.

Blind and color blind people cannot afford colorimetric diagnostics; the problem is especially severe in rural areas where high temperatures and the absence of electricity challenge modern diagnostics.

The insufficient infiltration of pyrrole into the CaCO₃ structure of biomineral templates was improved using three universally applicable approaches.

Modification of ultrasmall gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) with the lipoic acid derivative of folic acid was found to enhance their accumulation in the cancer cell, as compared to AuNPs without addressing units.

The application of appropriate analytical techniques is essential for nanomaterial (NM) characterization.

Discovery of uncharted guanidinium peptide coupling reagent side reactions during peptide-drug conjugates synthesis.

Amphiphilic acrylamide block copolymer, synthesized by RAFT polymerization, takes a stable monolayer formation with phase-separated structures at the air–water interface.

We present the formation of a complex molecular network consisting of highly water soluble λ-DNA and a redox protein, Cytochrome c (Cyt c), at the air–water interface by Langmuir–Blodgett technique.

Arginine molecules bind to a DPPC monolayer, altering the interfacial electrostatic potential and the lateral mobility of the lipids, while having little effect on the compression isotherm of the monolayer.

A rapid deposition method for the preparation of ordered mesoporous Zr_1−xCe_xO₂ thin films using commercial templates is developed, with a comprehensive study on the relationship between synthesis conditions and the properties of the resulting films.

Amphiphilic zwitterionic brush random copolymers bearing sulfobetaine groups at the bristle ends underwent segregation at the air–water interface, always forming only the Langmuir monolayer structure rather than any other structures.

In this work, ultraviolet-visible reflection spectroscopy is proposed as a technique that, in combination with classical surface pressure–area isotherms, allows to study in situ the adsorption of DNA to octadecylamine monolayers.

The protocol to control density of AgNP on surfaces of nanofibers, and thus electromagnetic hotspots by variation of Tollens' reagent is established. Nanofiber films enable SERS either of solutes or macromolecular structures such as bacterial cells.

This study validates a model for DODAX : MO assemblies highlighting the role of counter-ion and MO content in their biophysical properties.