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Microemulsion Approach to Nanocontainers and Its Variability in Composition and Filling
Author(s) -
Gröger Henriette,
Gyger Fabian,
Leidinger Peter,
Zurmühl Christian,
Feldmann Claus
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200802972
Subject(s) - microemulsion , materials science , nanoscopic scale , spheres , yield (engineering) , chemical engineering , nanoparticle , nanotechnology , composite material , pulmonary surfactant , physics , astronomy , engineering
KSCN and phenylalanine are encapsulated with nanoscale hollow spheres acting as containers. These hollow spheres, composed of Au, CuS, AlO(OH), or SnO 2 , and can be prepared using a microemulsion technique, and yield particles with outer diameters of 15–30 nm and wall thicknesses of 2–10 nm.