Open AccessMagnetic, Fluorescent, and Copolymeric Silicone Microspheres
Author(s) -
Rankin Jacqueline M.,
Neelakantan Nitin K.,
Lundberg Kimberly E.,
Grzincic Elissa M.,
Murphy Catherine J.,
Suslick Kenneth S.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.388
H-Index - 100
ISSN - 2198-3844
DOI - 10.1002/advs.201500114
Subject(s) - polydimethylsiloxane , materials science , silicone , polymer , emulsion , silicone oil , chemical engineering , pickering emulsion , biocompatibility , optical transparency , nanotechnology , nanoparticle , composite material , optoelectronics , metallurgy , engineering
Silicone microspheres are exceedingly difficult to make . Here, polydimethylsiloxane microspheres (≈1 μm diameter) are synthesized using ultrasonic spray pyrolysis, the first demonstration of a scalable synthetic procedure for crosslinked silicone microspheres. This continuous, aerosol process is also used to directly produce fluorescent, magnetic, and copolymeric derivatives; the potential biomedical applications of these microspheres are explored.