Insights into the Interplay between Nanoparticle Interfacial Interactions and Bulk Properties of Complex Systems via Colloidal Probe AFM

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dc.contributor.advisorTrifkovic, Milana
dc.contributor.authorGanjeh Anzabi, Pejman
dc.contributor.committeememberLu, Qingye G
dc.contributor.committeememberPonnurangam, Sathish
dc.contributor.committeememberSundararaj, Uttandaraman
dc.contributor.committeememberKim, Seonghwan
dc.contributor.committeememberZeng, Hongbo
dc.dateWinter Conferral
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-11T00:31:16Z
dc.date.embargolift2023-02-22
dc.date.issued2021-01-13
dc.description.abstractThe addition of a nanosized particle to materials is now a well-established method for engineering their properties. Despite the significant progress in the realm of nanoscience and nanotechnology, commercially available so-called “nanofilled”materials have a relatively small share of the market. This is the result of the challenging and tedious task of designing, processing, and mass-producing these materials for a specific application of interest. A tremendous amount of research hasconfirmed that quantifying nanoparticle (NP) interfacial interactions and correlating them to the macroscopic properties facilitate the design of nanofilled materials. Therefore, this dissertation is evolved around the fundamental task of quantifying interactions and correlating it to the dispersion of NP in a host matrix. To address the former, colloidal probe atomic force microscopy (CP-AFM) is utilized to develop a method for measuring the surface free energy (SFE) of NPs. The effect of roughness on the measurements is included by employing Persson’s model. The method is validated on several systems including polystyrene, glass, hydrophobicglass, graphene oxide (GO), and reduced graphene oxide (rGO). Interfacial energy values of GO with selected organic solvents are later calculated to predict GO’s solubility in different solvents using a proposed mean-field lattice model. The modelcan successfully predict the experimentally observed solubility trend and be deployed as a decision-making tool for choosing solvents for rGO. As the final contribution, a model based on the concept of Boltzmann distribution is proposed to predict the uneven distribution of NPs in immiscible biphasic systems such as emulsions and polymer blends. This model demonstrates that factors such as NP’s size and shape, temperature, the possibility of it forming a chemical bond with the molecules of host matrix, and finally entropic contributions can be as important as the wetting coefficient in determining NP's localization. As there has been no systematic investigation of the factors mentioned above on the selective localization of NP, the model paves the road for implementing new strategies to control the localization of NPs in biphasic systems.
dc.identifier.citationGanjeh Anzabi, P. (2021). Insights into the Interplay between Nanoparticle Interfacial Interactions and Bulk Properties of Complex Systems via Colloidal Probe AFM (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/115829
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/40723
dc.language.isoenen
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studiesen
dc.publisher.facultySchulich School of Engineering
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en
dc.subjectNanotechnology
dc.subjectNanomaterials
dc.subjectInterfacial Interactions
dc.subjectAtomic Force Microscopy
dc.subject.classificationEngineering--Materials Science
dc.titleInsights into the Interplay between Nanoparticle Interfacial Interactions and Bulk Properties of Complex Systems via Colloidal Probe AFM
dc.typedoctoral thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineering – Chemical & Petroleum
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgaryen
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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