Open AccessPolymer Colloids: Moving beyond Spherical Particles
Author(s) -
Marco Lattuada,
Kata Dorbić
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
chimia
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/chimia.2022.841
Subject(s) - colloid , nanotechnology , polystyrene , polymer , fist , colloidal particle , materials science , spheres , polymer science , chemical engineering , physics , composite material , engineering , physiology , astronomy , biology
When thinking about colloidal particles, the fist image that comes into mind is that of tiny little polystyrene spheres with a narrow size distribution. While spherical polymer colloids are one of the workhorses of colloid science, scientists have been working on the development of progressively advanced strategies to move beyond particles with spherical shapes, and prepared polymer colloids with more complex morphologies. This short review aims at providing a summary of these developments, focusing primarily on methods applicable to submicron particles, with an eye towards their applications and some discussion about advantages and drawbacks of the various approaches.