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Fabrication of microgel particles with complex shape via selective polymerization of aqueous two-phase systems

Authors :
Wilhelm T. S. Huck
Shaohua Ma
Yunpeng Bai
Xin Liu
Chris Abell
Julian Thiele
Source :
Small, 8, 15, pp. 2356-2360, Small, 8, 2356-2360
Publication Year :
2011

Abstract

Microgel particles are formed from aqueous-two-phase-system (ATPS) droplets in poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) microfluidic devices. The droplets consist of a dextran core and a photopolymerizable poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) shell. Upon UV exposure, the ATPS droplets undergo a shape-transformation yielding PEGDA microgel particles containing a socket.

Details

ISSN :
16136829 and 16136810
Volume :
8
Issue :
15
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....3521d9ac307101d74f5a114749eb0af2