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Hollow Capsule Processing through Colloidal Templating and Self‐Assembly
Author(s) -
Caruso Frank
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3765(20000204)6:3<413::aid-chem413>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - materials science , micrometer , nanotechnology , nanometre , ceramic , polymer , colloid , dielectric , composite number , composite material , chemical engineering , optics , optoelectronics , physics , engineering
Hollow polymer, inorganic and inorganic‐organic composite capsules of submicrometer to micrometer size have been fabricated by using a variety of colloidal particles as templates for the build‐up of nanostructured multilayers and subsequently removing the core by chemical or thermal pathways. The figure shows a TEM image of a cross‐section of hollow inorganic capsules. The geometry, size, wall thickness and composition of the hollow capsules can be readily controlled.