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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

Rough and Tough: How Particle Surface Roughness Affects Liquid Marble Formation and Stability.

Umair Sultan, Celin Kotulla, Kall Kefle, Syuji Fujii, Nicolas Vogel

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. A Supraparticle-Based Approach to Robust Biomimetic Superhydrophobic Coatings.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2025
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  3. Rough and Tough: How Particle Surface Roughness Affects Liquid Marble Formation and Stability.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Umair SultanInstitute of Particle Technology, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Cauerstrasse 4, 91058, Erlangen, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3765-1061
Celin KotullaInstitute of Particle Technology, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Cauerstrasse 4, 91058, Erlangen, Germany.
Kall KefleInstitute of Particle Technology, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Cauerstrasse 4, 91058, Erlangen, Germany.
Syuji FujiiDepartment of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka Institute of Technology, 5-16-1, Omiya, Asahi-ku, Osaka, 535-8585, Japan.
Nicolas VogelInstitute of Particle Technology, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Cauerstrasse 4, 91058, Erlangen, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9831-6905

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 416229255-SFB1411Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 431791331-SFB1452German Academic Exchange Service 57610382Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP20H02803Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP24K01562Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JPJSBP120203509Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JPJSBP120223510
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Liquid marbles are liquid droplets encased by non-wetting particles. They exhibit elastic and non-sticking properties that enable applications such as sensors, adhesives, miniature reactors, and material carriers. The formation, stability, and properties of liquid marbles depend on the physico-chemical characteristics of the solid particles. This study systematically explores the impact of particle surface roughness on liquid marbles by employing colloidal supraparticles as well-defined model systems. Supraparticles are spherical aggregates of uniform colloidal primary particles, which enable adjusting the characteristic surface roughness by varying the primary particle size. Increasing surface roughness increases the interfacial contact angle, which, in turn, influences the mechanical properties and liquid marble stability. The presence of surface roughness increases the deformation resistance of the liquid marble, which counteracts the spreading of the inner liquid upon mechanical impact, and therefore hinders rupture. The increased contact angle further enables the formation of liquid marbles from increasingly low-surface-tension organic liquids. This study thus provides detailed insights into the structure-property relationships governing the preparation of stable liquid marbles based on particle surface characteristics.

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liquid marblesmechanical testingstabilitysupraparticlessurface roughnesswetting

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PMID40192422
PMCPMC12224969

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