Pub Date : 2026-01-27DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2026.103793
Wanlan Yang , Ru Han , Xuezhong Du
The imprinting of proteins and viruses remains among the most formidable challenges. This article reviews protein/virus-imprinted self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) fabricated in aqueous media containing alkanethiols and protein/virus templates on smooth and rough gold surfaces by self-assembly of alkanethiols around protein/virus templates via AuS bonds, without polymerization initiators. Subsequently, complementary cavities that match the shapes of templates were formed in the SAMs with selective binding sites through non-covalent interactions and dynamic covalent bonds, as well as the assistance of niches of rough gold surfaces. The technique of protein/virus-imprinted SAMs offers several great advantages: both organic solvents and polymerization initiators are avoided, preventing denaturation of proteins/viruses; the imprinted cavities reside in the SAMs, allowing rapid ingress and egress of proteins/viruses; the SAMs are constructed directly on the transducer surface, enabling signal transduction and real-time monitoring of binding events. The accuracy of potentiometric imprinted SAM sensors is demonstrated to be comparable to that of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Current challenges in the rational choice of thiols and the precise engineering of surface roughness are also outlined. Collectively, the strategy of tailoring protein/virus-imprinted SAMs on gold surfaces opens a new avenue for creating smart materials and fabricating biomacromolecule sensors.
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Microscale wall-climbing robots hold transformative potential for biomedical applications, however, their further miniaturization is hampered by the inability to achieve efficient surface adhesion at the microscale. Here, we present a rotating magnetic field-driven strategy for a magnetic microwheel to achieve gravity-resisting directional climbing on vertical walls, including biological tissue surfaces. By modulating the rotating magnetic field strength, orientation, wedge angle between the microwheel and the vertical wall, stable hydrodynamic interactions are induced, generating controllable wet friction force to counteract gravity. Experiments demonstrate that the climbing direction of microwheels can be dynamically adjusted on demand by regulating the magnetic field strength, wedge angle, and the angle between the magnetic field plane and the z-axis, enabling precise locomotion on vertical, overhanging, and biological tissue surfaces. Reversing the magnetic field and symmetrically adjusting the wedge angle along the z-axis further allows programmable directional switching. This approach circumvents the limitations of traditional negative-pressure adhesion mechanisms at microscales, offering a novel paradigm for integrating actuation and motion control in miniature wall-climbing robots. The strategy significantly expands the application scope of wall-climbing robots in biomedical scenarios, such as targeted drug delivery and minimally invasive surgery, while providing insights for designing multifunctional microrobots with adaptive locomotion capabilities.
{"title":"Gravity-resisting directional climbing of magnetic-assembled microwheels on the vertical wall","authors":"Honger Yue , Xiaocong Chang , Dekai Zhou , Longqiu Li","doi":"10.1016/j.cis.2026.103789","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cis.2026.103789","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Microscale wall-climbing robots hold transformative potential for biomedical applications, however, their further miniaturization is hampered by the inability to achieve efficient surface adhesion at the microscale. Here, we present a rotating magnetic field-driven strategy for a magnetic microwheel to achieve gravity-resisting directional climbing on vertical walls, including biological tissue surfaces. By modulating the rotating magnetic field strength, orientation, wedge angle between the microwheel and the vertical wall, stable hydrodynamic interactions are induced, generating controllable wet friction force to counteract gravity. Experiments demonstrate that the climbing direction of microwheels can be dynamically adjusted on demand by regulating the magnetic field strength, wedge angle, and the angle between the magnetic field plane and the <em>z</em>-axis, enabling precise locomotion on vertical, overhanging, and biological tissue surfaces. Reversing the magnetic field and symmetrically adjusting the wedge angle along the <em>z</em>-axis further allows programmable directional switching. This approach circumvents the limitations of traditional negative-pressure adhesion mechanisms at microscales, offering a novel paradigm for integrating actuation and motion control in miniature wall-climbing robots. The strategy significantly expands the application scope of wall-climbing robots in biomedical scenarios, such as targeted drug delivery and minimally invasive surgery, while providing insights for designing multifunctional microrobots with adaptive locomotion capabilities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":239,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Colloid and Interface Science","volume":"351 ","pages":"Article 103789"},"PeriodicalIF":19.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146076991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-21DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2026.103788
Palanisamy Kannan , Govindhan Maduraiveeran
Smart and wearable biomolecular diagnostics are rapidly emerging as transformative technologies for continuous, real-time monitoring of biomarkers in human biofluids, linking biological and chemical recognition with practical healthcare solutions. Miniaturized electrochemical biosensors, especially those tailored for portable and point-of-care (POC) testing, have gained significant attention due to advancements in nanomaterials. Functional nanomaterials integrated with enzyme-mimetic catalysts and bio-affinity pairs provide highly sensitive and selective recognition, enabling efficient biomolecular detection. The incorporation of flexible nanomaterials into wearable platforms offers broad surface coverage, high sensitivity, fast response, and simplified architectures, supporting their seamless integration into compact and durable POC devices. Such systems facilitate reliable correlations between biomarker concentrations in invasive and non-invasive biofluids, thereby enhancing diagnostic precision. The role of nanomaterials as both interfacial and sensing components has become central to ongoing research, propelled by the convergence of nanotechnology, electrochemistry, and biomedical science. This review critically discusses recent advances in smart and wearable microbiosensors for POC diagnostics, emphasizing sensitivity, selectivity, reliability, and real-time performance across diverse biofluids. Key challenges, including long-term stability, biocompatibility, and large-scale manufacturing are also addressed, along with perspectives on future directions in nanomaterial-enabled biosensing. The continued integration of intelligent, wearable diagnostics is expected to drive major progress in personalized medicine, preventive healthcare, and clinical decision-making.
{"title":"Smart and wearable electrochemical biosensors in biomedical diagnostics","authors":"Palanisamy Kannan , Govindhan Maduraiveeran","doi":"10.1016/j.cis.2026.103788","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cis.2026.103788","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Smart and wearable biomolecular diagnostics are rapidly emerging as transformative technologies for continuous, real-time monitoring of biomarkers in human biofluids, linking biological and chemical recognition with practical healthcare solutions. Miniaturized electrochemical biosensors, especially those tailored for portable and point-of-care (POC) testing, have gained significant attention due to advancements in nanomaterials. Functional nanomaterials integrated with enzyme-mimetic catalysts and bio-affinity pairs provide highly sensitive and selective recognition, enabling efficient biomolecular detection. The incorporation of flexible nanomaterials into wearable platforms offers broad surface coverage, high sensitivity, fast response, and simplified architectures, supporting their seamless integration into compact and durable POC devices. Such systems facilitate reliable correlations between biomarker concentrations in invasive and non-invasive biofluids, thereby enhancing diagnostic precision. The role of nanomaterials as both interfacial and sensing components has become central to ongoing research, propelled by the convergence of nanotechnology, electrochemistry, and biomedical science. This review critically discusses recent advances in smart and wearable microbiosensors for POC diagnostics, emphasizing sensitivity, selectivity, reliability, and real-time performance across diverse biofluids. Key challenges, including long-term stability, biocompatibility, and large-scale manufacturing are also addressed, along with perspectives on future directions in nanomaterial-enabled biosensing. The continued integration of intelligent, wearable diagnostics is expected to drive major progress in personalized medicine, preventive healthcare, and clinical decision-making.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":239,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Colloid and Interface Science","volume":"350 ","pages":"Article 103788"},"PeriodicalIF":19.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146023759","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-21DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2026.103786
Miaomiao Zhu , Xiaoxue Hu , Siqi Chen , Wenxuan Xu , Zhi Wang , Chenyao Hu , Jichao Zhang , Ranhua Xiong , Chaobo Huang
With the growth of society and industrialization, air pollution has intensified, disturbing the ecological balance and presenting considerable risks to human health. The development of intelligent wearable protective systems is a major breakthrough in real-time health monitoring and prevention, greatly improving personal health management outcomes. An optimal smart air filtration system must demonstrate reliable filtration efficiency, minimal air resistance, and incorporate features for health monitoring and interaction with users. As a result, it is essential to create innovative materials for air filtration that can effectively trap particulate matter (PM). The adaptability, high surface area, interconnected porosity, and configurable morphology of electrospun nanofibers make them a highly promising platform for developing high-performance air filtration media. The conversion of ambient mechanical vibrations into electrical power by piezoelectric and triboelectric nanogenerators (PENGs and TENGs) has emerged as a practical strategy for effective energy harvesting. Integrating self-powered technologies with fibrous air filtration materials to efficiently eliminate fine particulate matter provides a new and sustainable approach to air purification. This review systematically summarizes recent advances in electrospun nanofibrous membranes for self-powered, intelligent, wearable air filtration systems. It begins with an analysis of the fundamental mechanisms of air filtration, the criteria for performance evaluation, and the principles of electrospinning technology. Subsequently, the practical application performance of these filtration systems is critically examined. Finally, the review outlines prospective research directions and discusses the remaining challenges confronting self-powered air filtration systems.
{"title":"Electrospun nanofibrous membranes for self-powered wearable air filtration systems","authors":"Miaomiao Zhu , Xiaoxue Hu , Siqi Chen , Wenxuan Xu , Zhi Wang , Chenyao Hu , Jichao Zhang , Ranhua Xiong , Chaobo Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.cis.2026.103786","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cis.2026.103786","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>With the growth of society and industrialization, air pollution has intensified, disturbing the ecological balance and presenting considerable risks to human health. The development of intelligent wearable protective systems is a major breakthrough in real-time health monitoring and prevention, greatly improving personal health management outcomes. An optimal smart air filtration system must demonstrate reliable filtration efficiency, minimal air resistance, and incorporate features for health monitoring and interaction with users. As a result, it is essential to create innovative materials for air filtration that can effectively trap particulate matter (PM). The adaptability, high surface area, interconnected porosity, and configurable morphology of electrospun nanofibers make them a highly promising platform for developing high-performance air filtration media. The conversion of ambient mechanical vibrations into electrical power by piezoelectric and triboelectric nanogenerators (PENGs and TENGs) has emerged as a practical strategy for effective energy harvesting. Integrating self-powered technologies with fibrous air filtration materials to efficiently eliminate fine particulate matter provides a new and sustainable approach to air purification. This review systematically summarizes recent advances in electrospun nanofibrous membranes for self-powered, intelligent, wearable air filtration systems. It begins with an analysis of the fundamental mechanisms of air filtration, the criteria for performance evaluation, and the principles of electrospinning technology. Subsequently, the practical application performance of these filtration systems is critically examined. Finally, the review outlines prospective research directions and discusses the remaining challenges confronting self-powered air filtration systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":239,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Colloid and Interface Science","volume":"351 ","pages":"Article 103786"},"PeriodicalIF":19.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146057293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Proteins are becoming more and more popular as environmental and human health concerns grow, as is the demand for sustainable food sources. Among the many functional characteristics of proteins are their ability for emulsifying, gelling, and foaming. Depending on the protein content, pH, ion type, and strength, a dense three-dimensional gel network structure is produced by the denatured and aggregated proteins. The structure of proteins for gel formation can be tailored using a variety of modification strategies, including both conventional and emerging techniques. Additionally, applying different treatment conditions might change the gelation characteristics of proteins to varying degrees. At the moment, it is difficult to unlock the potential substitution of proteins since their structural properties and gelation mechanisms vary greatly from one another, and because the underlying mechanisms of proteins under different modification techniques are not fully understood. Information about the structure and processes of protein gels is provided in this review. We also explained how some processing techniques change the structure of proteins to improve gel formation and stability, as well as the chemistry behind them. Future research can examine efficient modification techniques for binary proteins to enhance their gelation ability.
{"title":"Recent advances in protein modification strategies to enhance their gel formation capability and stability: Principles, mechanisms, and techniques","authors":"Behnaz Hashemi , Elham Assadpour , Seid Mahdi Jafari","doi":"10.1016/j.cis.2026.103790","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cis.2026.103790","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Proteins are becoming more and more popular as environmental and human health concerns grow, as is the demand for sustainable food sources. Among the many functional characteristics of proteins are their ability for emulsifying, gelling, and foaming. Depending on the protein content, pH, ion type, and strength, a dense three-dimensional gel network structure is produced by the denatured and aggregated proteins. The structure of proteins for gel formation can be tailored using a variety of modification strategies, including both conventional and emerging techniques. Additionally, applying different treatment conditions might change the gelation characteristics of proteins to varying degrees. At the moment, it is difficult to unlock the potential substitution of proteins since their structural properties and gelation mechanisms vary greatly from one another, and because the underlying mechanisms of proteins under different modification techniques are not fully understood. Information about the structure and processes of protein gels is provided in this review. We also explained how some processing techniques change the structure of proteins to improve gel formation and stability, as well as the chemistry behind them. Future research can examine efficient modification techniques for binary proteins to enhance their gelation ability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":239,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Colloid and Interface Science","volume":"351 ","pages":"Article 103790"},"PeriodicalIF":19.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146077076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-20DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2026.103787
Mohammad Tarahi , Manisha Singh , Asgar Farahnaky , Mehran Ghasemlou , Mina Dokouhaki
The increasing awareness of the relationship between diet and health has driven a growing demand for functional foods enriched with bioactive compounds. These compounds, including polyphenols, carotenoids, vitamins, minerals, peptides, and unsaturated fatty acids, provide countless health benefits beyond basic nutrition, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial properties. However, their direct use in food matrices is often limited due to challenges related to instability, poor solubility, and insufficient bioavailability. The past decade has witnessed extensive exploration of plant-based delivery systems as effective carriers for bioactive compounds due to their biocompatibility, biodegradability, low toxicity, and sustainable sourcing. Despite the enormous efforts and booming growth of scientific publications, our understanding of the precise release mechanisms of plant-based delivery systems within complex food matrices is limited. This review presents a unified and comprehensive description of plant-based delivery systems, dissecting their structural composition, formation mechanisms, and functional characteristics. We also explore how different plant-based carrier modalities, such as micro- and nanoparticles, emulsions, hydrogels, solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs), nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs), and vesicular systems, can be engineered to enhance the stability, solubility, and targeted release of bioactive substances. Additionally, this review comparatively examines the mechanisms underpinning controlled release, including diffusion, swelling, enzymatic degradation, and stimuli-responsive triggers. Lastly, we highlight key hurdles that hampered the practical implementation of plant-based delivery systems and propose some future directions to overcome them. The mechanistic insight of this paper is envisioned to enhance the health benefits of bioactive compounds and support sustainability in the food and healthcare industries.
{"title":"Plant-based delivery systems for bioactive compounds: Mechanisms of release and functional food applications","authors":"Mohammad Tarahi , Manisha Singh , Asgar Farahnaky , Mehran Ghasemlou , Mina Dokouhaki","doi":"10.1016/j.cis.2026.103787","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cis.2026.103787","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The increasing awareness of the relationship between diet and health has driven a growing demand for functional foods enriched with bioactive compounds. These compounds, including polyphenols, carotenoids, vitamins, minerals, peptides, and unsaturated fatty acids, provide countless health benefits beyond basic nutrition, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial properties. However, their direct use in food matrices is often limited due to challenges related to instability, poor solubility, and insufficient bioavailability. The past decade has witnessed extensive exploration of plant-based delivery systems as effective carriers for bioactive compounds due to their biocompatibility, biodegradability, low toxicity, and sustainable sourcing. Despite the enormous efforts and booming growth of scientific publications, our understanding of the precise release mechanisms of plant-based delivery systems within complex food matrices is limited. This review presents a unified and comprehensive description of plant-based delivery systems, dissecting their structural composition, formation mechanisms, and functional characteristics. We also explore how different plant-based carrier modalities, such as micro- and nanoparticles, emulsions, hydrogels, solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs), nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs), and vesicular systems, can be engineered to enhance the stability, solubility, and targeted release of bioactive substances. Additionally, this review comparatively examines the mechanisms underpinning controlled release, including diffusion, swelling, enzymatic degradation, and stimuli-responsive triggers. Lastly, we highlight key hurdles that hampered the practical implementation of plant-based delivery systems and propose some future directions to overcome them. The mechanistic insight of this paper is envisioned to enhance the health benefits of bioactive compounds and support sustainability in the food and healthcare industries.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":239,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Colloid and Interface Science","volume":"350 ","pages":"Article 103787"},"PeriodicalIF":19.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146023758","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-12DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2026.103785
Guangming Ma , Huiyan Li , Xuwen Sang , Lidong Cao , Xiangyang Li , Xiaohong Pan
Conventional pesticides face persistent challenges of instability, rapid wash-off, and resistance, while synthetic nanocarriers often suffer from poor degradability, scalability barriers, and regulatory uncertainty. Phytochemical self-assemblies (Phyto-SANs), defined in this review as carrier-free nanoassemblies constructed entirely from plant-derived metabolites, provide a carrier-free and eco-compatible alternative, spontaneously organized from natural metabolites such as polyphenols, alkaloids, and saponins through hydrogen bonding, π–π stacking, hydrophobic, and dynamic covalent interactions. These nanoscale architectures integrate intrinsic bioactivity with structural robustness, achieving enhanced rainfastness, UV resistance, and multi-stimuli-responsive release while potentially contributing to plant defense modulation. Drawing on biomedical precedents, this review establishes a mechanism-centered framework linking supramolecular interactions with agricultural functionality, encompassing stability, interfacial transport, responsive release, and defense co-activation. It further outlines translational priorities in green manufacturing, biosafety evaluation, and regulatory readiness to guide large-scale adoption. Collectively, Phyto-SANs represent an emerging conceptual framework of phyto-mediated protection—where plant-derived molecules are re-engineered through supramolecular chemistry to achieve intelligent, sustainable, and field-ready crop protection.
{"title":"Phytochemicals self-assemblies: Bridging biomedicine and agriculture for next-generation crop protection","authors":"Guangming Ma , Huiyan Li , Xuwen Sang , Lidong Cao , Xiangyang Li , Xiaohong Pan","doi":"10.1016/j.cis.2026.103785","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cis.2026.103785","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Conventional pesticides face persistent challenges of instability, rapid wash-off, and resistance, while synthetic nanocarriers often suffer from poor degradability, scalability barriers, and regulatory uncertainty. Phytochemical self-assemblies (Phyto-SANs), defined in this review as carrier-free nanoassemblies constructed entirely from plant-derived metabolites, provide a carrier-free and eco-compatible alternative, spontaneously organized from natural metabolites such as polyphenols, alkaloids, and saponins through hydrogen bonding, π–π stacking, hydrophobic, and dynamic covalent interactions. These nanoscale architectures integrate intrinsic bioactivity with structural robustness, achieving enhanced rainfastness, UV resistance, and multi-stimuli-responsive release while potentially contributing to plant defense modulation. Drawing on biomedical precedents, this review establishes a mechanism-centered framework linking supramolecular interactions with agricultural functionality, encompassing stability, interfacial transport, responsive release, and defense co-activation. It further outlines translational priorities in green manufacturing, biosafety evaluation, and regulatory readiness to guide large-scale adoption. Collectively, Phyto-SANs represent an emerging conceptual framework of phyto-mediated protection—where plant-derived molecules are re-engineered through supramolecular chemistry to achieve intelligent, sustainable, and field-ready crop protection.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":239,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Colloid and Interface Science","volume":"350 ","pages":"Article 103785"},"PeriodicalIF":19.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145974649","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shale oil has emerged as a critical energy resource in China, yet its occurrence and enrichment mechanisms in shale reservoirs remain poorly understood, especially in diverse lacustrine basin types. A particular challenge is the oil-rock interaction, which could govern nanopore evolution, hydrocarbon distribution, mobility dynamics, and compositional fractionation. This synthesis integrates measured and compiled data to elucidate oil-rock interaction mechanisms regulating these parameters. Incorporating measured and compiled data, comparative analysis demonstrates stark contrasts between saline and freshwater basins in mineral composition, pore structures, and associated oil-generation and migration behaviors. Oil–rock interactions, mediated by van der Waals forces, hydrogen bonding, and π–π stacking, vary substantially across mineral types: clay minerals demonstrate strong adsorption capacities, enhancing hydrocarbon enrichment but constraining mobility; whereas brittle minerals promote free-oil accumulation. These findings establish a mechanistic framework for shale oil sweet spot formation. We further propose an innovative method based on non-hydrocarbon compositional similarity between wellhead oil and core extracts to identify productive intervals, revealing substantially greater contributions from thick shale sequences than previously recognized. The study highlights critical knowledge gaps and proposes future directions integrating interdisciplinary approaches and AI-driven quantification, offering theoretical and practical guidance for shale oil exploration optimization in China.
{"title":"Oil-rock interaction controlling oil migration and accumulation in porous shale reservoir: Insights from varied lacustrine basins in China","authors":"Songtao Wu , Guanwen Lu , Ming Yuan , Jia Yin , Kunyu Wu , Dawei Cheng , Yue Shen , Xiaohua Jiang , Ganlin Hua , Modi Guan , Zhenhua Jing","doi":"10.1016/j.cis.2025.103774","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cis.2025.103774","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Shale oil has emerged as a critical energy resource in China, yet its occurrence and enrichment mechanisms in shale reservoirs remain poorly understood, especially in diverse lacustrine basin types. A particular challenge is the oil-rock interaction, which could govern nanopore evolution, hydrocarbon distribution, mobility dynamics, and compositional fractionation. This synthesis integrates measured and compiled data to elucidate oil-rock interaction mechanisms regulating these parameters. Incorporating measured and compiled data, comparative analysis demonstrates stark contrasts between saline and freshwater basins in mineral composition, pore structures, and associated oil-generation and migration behaviors. Oil–rock interactions, mediated by van der Waals forces, hydrogen bonding, and π–π stacking, vary substantially across mineral types: clay minerals demonstrate strong adsorption capacities, enhancing hydrocarbon enrichment but constraining mobility; whereas brittle minerals promote free-oil accumulation. These findings establish a mechanistic framework for shale oil sweet spot formation. We further propose an innovative method based on non-hydrocarbon compositional similarity between wellhead oil and core extracts to identify productive intervals, revealing substantially greater contributions from thick shale sequences than previously recognized. The study highlights critical knowledge gaps and proposes future directions integrating interdisciplinary approaches and AI-driven quantification, offering theoretical and practical guidance for shale oil exploration optimization in China.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":239,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Colloid and Interface Science","volume":"350 ","pages":"Article 103774"},"PeriodicalIF":19.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145923966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-02DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2025.103775
Paula Antelo-Riveiro , Rebeca Garcia-Fandino , Ángel Piñeiro
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are key effectors of innate immunity that, beyond their canonical activity, exhibit promising therapeutic potential against cancer and cellular senescence. Their efficacy relies on selective membrane disruption driven by specific lipid signatures, yet quantifying these interactions in complex bilayer systems remains challenging. Lipid monolayers serve as powerful reductionist models to isolate the physicochemical determinants of this selectivity, effectively mimicking the outer leaflet of bacterial, cancerous, or senescent membranes. This review provides a critical analysis of how lipid composition, packing density, and phase behavior modulate AMP adsorption and insertion. We systematically integrate thermodynamic profiling (surface pressure, compressibility, mixing energy) with advanced structural and morphological characterization. Special emphasis is placed on how spectroscopic techniques (IRRAS, GIXD, SFG) and real-time microscopy (BAM, fluorescence, AFM) resolve peptide orientation, secondary structure induction, and lipid domain remodeling at the mesoscale. These experimental observables are bridged with Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations, establishing a feedback loop between macroscopic measurements and atomistic resolution. By defining the advantages and limitations of monolayer models relative to vesicles and bilayers, we outline a rational framework for leveraging interfacial insights in the design of next-generation peptide therapeutics and nanobiotechnological applications.
{"title":"Antimicrobial peptides at (lipid) interfaces: Insights from monolayer models","authors":"Paula Antelo-Riveiro , Rebeca Garcia-Fandino , Ángel Piñeiro","doi":"10.1016/j.cis.2025.103775","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cis.2025.103775","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are key effectors of innate immunity that, beyond their canonical activity, exhibit promising therapeutic potential against cancer and cellular senescence. Their efficacy relies on selective membrane disruption driven by specific lipid signatures, yet quantifying these interactions in complex bilayer systems remains challenging. Lipid monolayers serve as powerful reductionist models to isolate the physicochemical determinants of this selectivity, effectively mimicking the outer leaflet of bacterial, cancerous, or senescent membranes. This review provides a critical analysis of how lipid composition, packing density, and phase behavior modulate AMP adsorption and insertion. We systematically integrate thermodynamic profiling (surface pressure, compressibility, mixing energy) with advanced structural and morphological characterization. Special emphasis is placed on how spectroscopic techniques (IRRAS, GIXD, SFG) and real-time microscopy (BAM, fluorescence, AFM) resolve peptide orientation, secondary structure induction, and lipid domain remodeling at the mesoscale. These experimental observables are bridged with Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations, establishing a feedback loop between macroscopic measurements and atomistic resolution. By defining the advantages and limitations of monolayer models relative to vesicles and bilayers, we outline a rational framework for leveraging interfacial insights in the design of next-generation peptide therapeutics and nanobiotechnological applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":239,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Colloid and Interface Science","volume":"350 ","pages":"Article 103775"},"PeriodicalIF":19.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145924020","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-02DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2025.103772
Qin Huang , Meiqi Kan , Shuo Wang , Chao Shen , Fugang Zhao , Long Wang , Dongdong Li , Xin Liu , Lei Xu , Lei Dong , Keyu Xie
Graphene oxide membranes (GOMs) with well-defined two-dimensional (2D) channels and large-area fabrication potential demonstrate significant promise for precise ion/molecule separation in practical processing and applications. Recent advances have confirmed their capability to achieve highly efficient selective transmembrane transport through multiple mechanisms. This review provides a systematic overview of the state-of-the-art in GOM research, incorporating discussions on mass transfer mechanisms, with particular emphasis on analyzing how channel size and chemical structure govern ion/molecular transport behavior. Building on recent studies, this review delves into advanced applications of GOMs, including high-efficiency desalination/purification, monovalent/divalent cation separation, isotope separation, and rare earth element recovery. To address the key challenge of achieving high separation performance, this review not only highlights the key selectivity regulation mechanisms but also focuses on the critical “trade-off” effect between selectivity and permeability. Additionally, this review shows the impact of tortuosity on permeability, while underscoring that mechanical/chemical stability and scalable fabrication are fundamental prerequisites for practical implementation.
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