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Multiphase Designer Droplets for Liquid‐Liquid Extraction
Author(s) -
Jokinen Ville,
Kostiainen Risto,
Sikanen Tiina
Publication year - 2012
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.201202715
Subject(s) - materials science , liquid liquid , liquid–liquid extraction , contact angle , extraction (chemistry) , chemical engineering , aqueous solution , surface energy , liquid phase , aqueous two phase system , chromatography , organic chemistry , composite material , chemistry , thermodynamics , physics , engineering
Multiphase liquid droplets consisting of three connected but immiscible liquid phases are demonstrated. The droplets have designer geometries stabilized by surface energy patterns; aqueous phases prefer contact with hydrophilic surface while organic phases prefer contact with hydrophobic areas. The multiphase droplets are applied for liquid‐liquid‐liquid extraction.