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Macroporous Nanocomposite Materials Prepared by Solvent Evaporation from Pickering Emulsion Templates
Author(s) -
Hu Yang,
Gu Xiaoyu,
Chen Weike,
Zou Shengwen,
Wang Chaoyang
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
macromolecular materials and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1439-2054
pISSN - 1438-7492
DOI - 10.1002/mame.201300449
Subject(s) - pickering emulsion , materials science , nanocomposite , template , chemical engineering , porosity , dichloromethane , evaporation , nanoparticle , solvent , emulsion , nanotechnology , composite material , organic chemistry , chemistry , physics , engineering , thermodynamics
Hydroxyapatite (HAp)/poly( L ‐lactic acid) (PLLA) interconnected macroporous materials are facilely and effectively fabricated by templating water‐in‐dichloromethane with PLLA (W/O) Pickering emulsions. The HAp nanoparticles modified with PLLA (g‐HAp nanoparticles) are used as effective particulate emulsifiers to produce stable W/O Pickering emulsions. Evaporation of the W/O Pickering emulsions directly leads to interconnected porous nanocomposite materials in absence of any chemical reactions. This simple and effective method can be used to prepare a variety of functionalized porous materials, which are suitable for biomedical applications.
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