Open AccessControlled Release of Photoresponsive Nematic Liquid Crystalline Microcapsules
Author(s) -
Iwai Yosuke,
Maeda Takatoshi,
Uchida Yoshiaki,
Araoka Fumito,
Nishiyama Norikazu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced photonics research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2699-9293
DOI - 10.1002/adpr.202000079
Subject(s) - liquid crystal , emulsion , materials science , liquid crystalline , ultraviolet , shell (structure) , chemical engineering , ultraviolet light , phase (matter) , chemical physics , optics , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , chemistry , composite material , organic chemistry , physics , engineering
Water‐in‐oil‐in‐water double emulsion with a photo‐responsive nematic liquid crystalline shell showing ultraviolet (UV) light‐triggered release of contents is successfully produced. Under UV light, the defects of the molecular orientational order caused by being sandwiched between the spherical interfaces gather together, the shell deforms, and the inner water droplets are released to the outer phase.