Publications – Colloid and Interface Science Laboratory

Publication Highlights

Sepideh Razavi

Preparation of bovine serum albumin nanospheres via desolvation: a study of synthesis, characterization, and aging

Bartlett B. A.; Klier, J.; Razavi, S.*, Nanoscale. 2025, 17 (10), 5715-5731

Effect of Nanoparticles and Surfactants on the Interfacial Behavior and Viscous Fingering of Immiscible Fluids under Nonequilibrium Conditions

Nguyen, T.X.D, Vu, T.V.; Razavi, S.*; Papavassiliou, D.V.*, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2025, 17 (18), 27351-27365

Wettability of Chemically Heterogeneous Clay Surfaces: Correlation between Surface Defects and Contact Angles as Revealed by Machine Learning

Barbosa, G. D.; Bui, K. Q.; Papavassiliou D. V.; Razavi, S.; Striolo, A.*, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 2025, 17 (14), 21916-21928

Structural and dynamical properties of aqueous NaCl brines confined in kaolinite nanopores

Bui, K. Q.; Le. T. T. B.; Barbosa, G. D.; Papavassiliou D. V.; Razavi, S.; Striolo, A.*, J. Chem. Phys. 2025, 162 (12), 124703-9

Mixed matrix membranes containing silver Nanoparticles: Effect of the capping agent length on the gas separation performance

Webb, M.; Condes, L.C.; Box, W., Ly, H.G.; Razavi, S.*, Galizia, M*, Polymer 2025, 328, 128455

Molecular Density Fluctuations Control Solubility and Diffusion for Confined Aqueous Hydrogen

Bui, K. Q.; Le. T. T. B.; Barbosa, G. D.; Papavassiliou D. V.; Razavi, S.; Striolo, A.*, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2024, 15 (31), 8114–8124

Influence of Surface Roughness on Interfacial Properties of Particle Networks

Correia, E. L.; Brown, N.; Papavassiliou D. V.; Razavi, S.*, Colloids Interfaces 2024, 8(2), 17.

Effects of Nanoparticle Wettability on the Meniscus Stability of Oil–Water Systems: A Coarse-Grained Modeling Approach

Nguyen, T.X.D, Vu, T.V.; Razavi, S.*; Papavassiliou, D.V.*, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2024, 128 (12), 3016–3026.

Janus particle amphiphilicity and capillary interactions at a fluid interface

Correia, E. L.; Razavi, S.*, AICHE Journal 2023, e18241.

Featured in 2023 Futures Issue

Particle size and rheology of silica particle networks at the air–water interface

Thakur, S; Razavi, S.*, Nanomaterials 2023, 13(14), 2114.

Revisiting experimental techniques and theoretical models for estimating the solubility parameter of rubbery and glassy polymer membranes

Webb, M.; Condes, L.C.; Box, W., Ly, H.G.; Razavi, S.*, Galizia, M*, Journal of Membrane Science Letters 2023, 3(2), 100060.

Rational design, synthesis, and characterization of facilitated transport membranes exhibiting enhanced permeability, selectivity and stability

Webb, M.; Condes, L.C.; Ly, H.G.; Galizia, M*; Razavi, S.*, Journal of Membrane Science 2023, 685, 121910.

Interfacial rheology insights: particle texture and Pickering foam stability

Nick, B.; de la Pena, A.; Razavi, S.*, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 2023, 35, 384002.

Featured in 2022 Emerging Leaders Special Issue

Two-dimensional glass transition–like behavior of Janus particle–laden interface

Correia, E.L.; Winter, H. H., A.; Razavi, S.*, Rheologica Acta 2023, 62, 239–251.

Janus Nanoparticle and Surfactant Effects on Oil Drop Migration in Water under Shear

Nguyen, T.X.D, Vu, T.V.; Razavi, S.*; Papavassiliou, D.V.*, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2022, 126, 33, 6314–6323.

Contamination in Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Solutions: Insights from the Measurements of Surface Tension and Surface Rheology

Correia, E.L.; Brown, N.; Ervin, A.; Papavassiliou, D.V.*; Razavi, S.*, Langmuir 2022, 38, 23, 7179–7189.

Coarse grained modeling of multiphase flows with surfactants

Nguyen, T.X.D, Vu, T.V.; Razavi, S.*; Papavassiliou, D.V.*, Polymers 2022, 14, 543.

Effect of Janus particles and non-ionic surfactants on the collapse of the oil-water interface under compression

Vu, T.V.; Razavi, S.*; Papavassiliou, D.V.*, Effect of Janus particles and non-ionic surfactants on the collapse of the oil-water interface under compression, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2022, 609, 158-169.

Janus Membranes for Water Purification and Gas Separation

Deng, J.; Razavi, S.*; Galizia, M.*, Janus Membranes for Water Purification and Gas Separation. Book Chapter in Sustainable Separation Engineering: Materials, Techniques and Process Development, Edited by G. Szekely and D. Zhao, Wiley 2022.

Janus Particles at Fluid interfaces: Stability and Interfacial Rheology

Lima Correia, E.; Brown, N.; Razavi, S.*, Janus Particles at Fluid Interfaces: Stability and Interfacial Rheology, Nanomaterials 2021, 11, 2, 374.

Surface Tension Anomaly Observed for Chemically-modified Janus Particles at the Air/Water Interface

Razavi, S.*; Hernandez, L. M.; Read, A.; Vargas, W. L.; Kretzschmar, I.*, Surface tension anomaly observed for chemically-modified Janus particles at the air/water interface, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2020, 558, 95-99.

Influence of cap weight on the Motion of a Janus Particle Very Near a Wall

Rashidi, A.; Razavi, S.; Wirth, C. L., Influence of cap weight on the motion of a Janus particle very near a wall, Physical Review E 2020, 101 (4), 042606.

Impact of Surface Amphiphilicity on the Interfacial Behavior of Janus Particle Layers under Compression

Razavi, S.; Lin, B.; Lee, K. Y. C.; Tu, R. S.; Kretzschmar, I., Impact of Surface Amphiphilicity on the Interfacial Behavior of Janus Particle Layers under Compression, Langmuir 2019, 35 (48), 15813-15824.

Local Measurement of Janus Particle Cap Thickness

Rashidi, A.; Issa, M. W.; Martin, I. T.; Avishai, A.; Razavi, S.; Wirth, C. L., Local Measurement of Janus Particle Cap Thickness, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2018, 10 (37), 30925-30929.

Prior to Joining OU

Directed Motion of Metallodielectric Particles by Contact Charge Electrophoresis

Dou, Y.; Cartier, C. A.; Fei, W.; Pandey, S.; Razavi, S.; Kretzschmar, I.; Bishop, K. J. M., Directed Motion of Metallodielectric Particles by Contact Charge Electrophoresis. Langmuir 2016, 32 (49), 13167-13173. 1.

Collapse of Particle-Laden Interfaces under Compression: Buckling vs Particle Expulsion

Razavi, S.; Cao, K. D.; Lin, B.; Lee, K. Y. C.; Tu, R. S.; Kretzschmar, I., Collapse of Particle-Laden Interfaces under Compression: Buckling vs Particle Expulsion. Langmuir 2015, 31 (28), 7764-7775.

Mechanical Stability of Polystyrene and Janus Particle Monolayers at the Air/Water Interface

Razavi, S.; Lenis, J.; Cao, K. D.; Lin, B.; Lee, K. Y. C.; Tu, R. S.; Kretzschmar, I., Mechanical Stability of Polystyrene and Janus Particle Monolayers at the Air/Water Interface. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2015, 137 (49), 15370-15373.

Using the Discrete Dipole Approximation and Holographic Microscopy to Measure Rotational Dynamics of Non-Spherical Colloidal Particles

Wang, A.; Dimiduk, T. G.; Fung, J.; Razavi, S.; Kretzschmar, I.; Chaudhary, K.; Manoharan, V. N., Using the discrete dipole approximation and holographic microscopy to measure rotational dynamics of non-spherical colloidal particles. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 2014, 146, 499-509.

Nanoparticles at Liquid Interfaces: Rotational Dynamics and Angular Locking

Razavi, S.; Kretzschmar, I.; Koplik, J.; Colosqui, C. E., Nanoparticles at liquid interfaces: Rotational dynamics and angular locking. The Journal of Chemical Physics 2014, 140 (1), 014904.

Molecular Dynamics Simulations: Insight into Molecular Phenomena at Interfaces

Razavi, S.; Koplik, J.; Kretzschmar, I., Molecular Dynamics Simulations: Insight into Molecular Phenomena at Interfaces. Langmuir 2014, 30 (38), 11272-11283.

The Effect of Capillary Bridging on the Janus Particle Stability at the Interface of Two Immiscible Liquids

Razavi, S.; Koplik, J.; Kretzschmar, I., The effect of capillary bridging on the Janus particle stability at the interface of two immiscible liquids. Soft Matter 2013, 9 (18), 4585-4589.

Binary and Ternary Blends of High-Density Polyethylene with Poly(ethylene terephthalate) and Polystyrene Based on Recycled Materials

Razavi, S.; Shojaei, A.; Bagheri, R., Binary and ternary blends of high-density polyethylene with poly(ethylene terephthalate) and polystyrene based on recycled materials. Polymers for Advanced Technologies 2011, 22 (5), 690-702.

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