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Near‐Incompressible Faceted Polymer Microcapsules from Metal‐Organic Framework Templates
Author(s) -
Ejima Hirotaka,
Yanai Nobuhiro,
Best James P.,
Sindoro Melinda,
Granick Steve,
Caruso Frank
Publication year - 2013
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.201302442
Subject(s) - template , materials science , polymer , faceting , facet (psychology) , nanotechnology , metal organic framework , metal , aqueous solution , chemical engineering , composite material , crystallography , metallurgy , organic chemistry , adsorption , psychology , social psychology , chemistry , personality , engineering , big five personality traits
Faceted polymer microcapsules are prepared from metal‐organic framework (MOF) templates. The MOF templates are removable under mild aqueous conditions. The obtained microcapsules are stiffer than their spherical counterparts, reflecting the near‐incompressibility of the facet edges, and indicating that the faceting might be a useful strategy for controlling the mechanical properties of polymer microcapsules.