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Smart Inorganic/Organic Nanocomposite Hollow Microcapsules
Author(s) -
Shchukin Dmitry G.,
Sukhorukov Gleb B.,
Möhwald Helmuth
Publication year - 2003
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.200352068
Subject(s) - polyelectrolyte , nanocomposite , ionic strength , chemical engineering , materials science , mechanical strength , nanotechnology , chemistry , polymer , composite material , organic chemistry , aqueous solution , engineering
Inorganic/organic polyelectrolyte microcapsules (see diagram for synthetic approach) possess the advantages of inorganic materials (i.e., high mechanical stability) and of conventional polyelectrolyte microcapsules (i.e., the ability to control the release/uptake properties of the capsule shell by changing pH value and ionic strength). Their initial spherical shape and controlled release properties remain after drying.