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Tailor‐Made Polyelectrolyte Microcapsules: From Multilayers to Smart Containers
Author(s) -
Peyratout Claire S.,
Dähne Lars
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200300568
Subject(s) - polyelectrolyte , microreactor , materials science , fabrication , nanotechnology , microtechnology , layer by layer , polymerization , layer (electronics) , microsphere , chemical engineering , polymer , catalysis , chemistry , composite material , organic chemistry , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , engineering
Abstract This review addresses the fabrication and properties of novel polyelectrolyte microcapsules, with an emphasis on their mechanical and permeability properties. Ease of preparation through layer‐by‐layer self assembly, accurate control over wall thickness as well as flexibility in the choice of constituents make these capsules very promising for numerous applications in materials and life science. Moreover, by engineering the inner and outer interfaces, these capsules can be used as microreactors for precipitation, crystallization, and polymerization reactions, as well as enzymatic, and heterogeneous catalysis.