Nanoemulsion: A review on mechanisms for the transdermal delivery of hydrophobic and hydrophilic drugs

DS Shaker, RAH Ishak, A Ghoneim… - Scientia Pharmaceutica, 2019 - mdpi.com
Nanoemulsions (NEs) are colloidal dispersions of two immiscible liquids, oil and water, in
which one is dispersed in the other with the aid of a surfactant/co-surfactant mixture, either …

What model material to use? A Review on rock analogs for structural geology and tectonics

JE Reber, ML Cooke, TP Dooley - Earth-Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Analog, or physical, models have been used to investigate problems in structural geology
and tectonics for over two centuries. Together with field observations and theoretical …

Activation energy impact on flow of AA7072-AA7075/Water-Based hybrid nanofluid through a cone, wedge and plate

MB Rekha, IE Sarris, JK Madhukesh, KR Raghunatha… - Micromachines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The present research investigates the effect of a heat source/sink on nanofluid flow through
a cone, wedge, and plate when using a suspension of aluminium alloys (AA7072 and …

Surface characteristics and permeability enhancement of shale fractures due to water and supercritical carbon dioxide fracturing

Y Jia, Y Lu, D Elsworth, Y Fang, J Tang - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Carbon dioxide (CO 2) is an alternative working fluid to water for hydraulic fracturing in shale
reservoirs. It offers advantages as a substitute for the use of large quantities of potable water …

Evaluation of permeability damage caused by drilling and fracturing fluids in tight low permeability sandstone reservoirs

Z Lufeng, Z Fujian, Z Shicheng, W Jin… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2019 - Elsevier
Tight sandstone reservoirs with low porosity and permeability are always vulnerable to
damage due to drilling and fracturing fluids, which significantly impedes hydrocarbon …

Effect of different types of stimulation fluids on fracture propagation behavior in naturally fractured carbonate rock through CT scan

B Gou, L Zhan, J Guo, R Zhang, C Zhou, L Wu… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
Acid fracturing of carbonate rock starts with formation breakdown and fracture propagation
caused by stimulation fluids. The effectiveness of acid fracturing largely depends on the …

A hybrid embedded discrete fracture model for simulating tight porous media with complex fracture systems

J Xu, B Sun, B Chen - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Numerical simulation considering complex fracture networks in tight oil reservoir becomes a
hot issue during these years. Recently, embedded discrete fracture model (EDFM) shows …

[HTML][HTML] Gravity-driven remediation of DNAPL polluted aquifers using densified biopolymer brine solution

A Alamooti, S Colombano, D Davarzani, F Lion… - Advances in Water …, 2024 - Elsevier
Polymer solutions aid DNAPL (Dense Non Aqueous Phase Liquid)-contaminated soil
remediation but are impacted by gravity and viscous forces. This study assesses the …

3D microscale flow simulation of shear-thinning fluids in a rough fracture

M Zhang, M Prodanović, M Mirabolghasemi… - Transport in Porous …, 2019 - Springer
The shear-thinning fluid flow in rough fractures is of wide interest in subsurface engineering.
Inertial effects due to flow regime, fracture aperture variations as well as fluid rheology affect …

Gravity flow in rock fractures with substrate and edge drainage

N Merli, S Longo, L Chiapponi, V Di Federico - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
We investigate the influence of fluid rheology on flow in a finite rock fracture with vertically
varying aperture and subject to competing drainage mechanisms due to a permeable …