1. Preparation of monodisperse PEG hydrogel composite microspheres via microfluidic chip with rounded channels.
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Bing Yu, Hailin Cong, Xuesong Liu, Yumin Ren, Jilei Wang, Lixin Zhang, Jianguo Tang, Yurong Ma, and Akasaka, Takeshi
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MONODISPERSE colloids , *ETHYLENE glycol , *HYDROGELS , *MICROSPHERES , *MICROFLUIDIC devices , *MICROFLUIDICS , *PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION , *EQUIPMENT & supplies - Abstract
An effective microfluidic method to fabricate monodisperse polyethylene glycol (PEG) hydrogel composite microspheres with tunable dimensions and properties is reported in this paper. A T-junction microfluidic chip equipped with rounded channels and online photopolymerization system is applied for the microsphere microfabrication. The shape and size of the microspheres are well controlled by the rounded channels and PEG prepolymer/silicon oil flow rate ratios. The obtained PEG/aspirin composite microspheres exhibit a sustained release of aspirin for a wide time range; the obtained PEG/Fe3O4 nanocomposite microspheres exhibit excellent magnetic properties; and the obtained binary PEG/dye composite microspheres show the ability to synchronously load two functional components in the same peanut-shaped or Janus hydrogel particles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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