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Microfluidics: Polymer Microparticles with Controllable Surface Textures Generated through Interfacial Instabilities of Emulsion Droplets (Adv. Funct. Mater. 8/2012)
Author(s) -
Liu Shanqin,
Deng Renhua,
Li Weikun,
Zhu Jintao
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201290047
Subject(s) - materials science , emulsion , microfluidics , polymer , pulmonary surfactant , adsorption , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , folding (dsp implementation) , surface (topology) , composite material , chemistry , organic chemistry , geometry , electrical engineering , mathematics , engineering
The topographies of particles can significantly affect their chemical and physical properties. On page 1692 , Jintao Zhu and co‐workers present a facile, yet versatile approach to generate convoluted polymer microparticles through interfacial instabilities of emulsion droplets. Due to the adsorption of surfactant and co‐surfactant to the interface, the organic/water interfacial area can spontaneously increase by folding or deforming of the interface, ultimately yielding highly variegated particles.