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Nanoscale surface effects on heterogeneous vapor bubble nucleation (2025)
Journal Article
Sullivan, P., Dockar, D., & Pillai, R. (2025). Nanoscale surface effects on heterogeneous vapor bubble nucleation. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 162, Article 184501. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0259208

Understanding the mechanisms underlying vapor bubble nucleation on solid surfaces is critical for multiple scientific and engineering applications, such as two-phase thermal management systems and turbomachinery, among others. While classical nucleat... Read More about Nanoscale surface effects on heterogeneous vapor bubble nucleation.

Ionic adsorption on bulk nanobubble interfaces and its uncertain role in diffusive stability. (2025)
Journal Article
Dockar, D., Sullivan, P., Mifsud, J., Gibelli, L., & Borg, M. K. (2025). Ionic adsorption on bulk nanobubble interfaces and its uncertain role in diffusive stability. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 695, Article 137747. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2025.137747

Bulk nanobubbles have been proposed to improve gas exchange in a variety of applications, such as in water treatment, theragnostics, and microfluidic surface cleaning. However, there is currently no consensus regarding the mechanism responsible for t... Read More about Ionic adsorption on bulk nanobubble interfaces and its uncertain role in diffusive stability..