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Encapsulation of Self‐Healing Agents in Polymer Nanocapsules
Author(s) -
Zhao Yi,
Fickert Johannes,
Landfester Katharina,
Crespy Daniel
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201200530
Subject(s) - nanocapsules , encapsulation (networking) , polymer , monomer , plasticizer , materials science , nanotechnology , polymer science , computer science , composite material , nanoparticle , computer security
Nanocapsules for the encapsulation of self‐healing agents such as plasticizers, solvents, and monomers are prepared from various polymers. Successful encapsulation is driven by the internal phase separation between polymer and self‐healing agent inthenanodroplets.