Predicting nanoparticle aggregation and attachment phenomena requires a rigorous
understanding of the interplay among crystal structure, particle morphology, surface …

Ubiquitous crystals play an important role in our daily lives. Recent studies on the properties
and formation of crystals have proven the attachment of particles ranging from ion pairs to …

Understanding the dissolution of boehmite in highly alkaline solutions is important to
processing complex nuclear waste stored at the Hanford (WA) and Savannah River (SC) …

The development of advanced functional nanomaterials for selective adsorption in complex
chemical environments requires partner studies of binding mechanisms. Motivated by …

Hypothesis The conditions to allow self-assembly of cellulose nanocrystal (CNC)
suspensions into chiral nematic structures are based on aspect ratio, surface charge density …

Gibbsite, bayerite, and boehmite are important aluminum (oxy) hydroxide minerals in nature
and have been widely deployed in various industrial applications. They are also major …

Using molecular dynamics simulations, we investigate the molecular scale origin of crystal
face selectivity when one gibbsite particle attaches to another in water. A comparison of the …

Classical theories of particle aggregation, such as Derjaguin–Landau–Verwey–Overbeek
(DLVO), do not explain recent observations of ion-specific effects or the complex …

The discontinuation of the bulk structure at the interface between metal oxide particles and
water leads to altered bonding characteristics and unique facet-dependent molecular …

Our understanding of the process of mineral nucleation is starting to evolve from the solely
thermodynamical aspects in classical nucleation theory toward a mechanistic study of …