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Microfluidics: Polymer Microparticles with Controllable Surface Textures Generated through Interfacial Instabilities of Emulsion Droplets (Adv. Funct. Mater. 8/2012)

  1. Shanqin Liu,
  2. Renhua Deng,
  3. Weikun Li,
  4. Jintao Zhu*

Article first published online: 13 APR 2012

DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201290047

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Advanced Functional Materials

Advanced Functional Materials

Volume 22, Issue 8, page 1541, April 24, 2012

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How to Cite

Liu, S., Deng, R., Li, W. and Zhu, J. (2012), Microfluidics: Polymer Microparticles with Controllable Surface Textures Generated through Interfacial Instabilities of Emulsion Droplets (Adv. Funct. Mater. 8/2012). Adv. Funct. Mater., 22: 1541. doi: 10.1002/adfm.201290047

Author Information

  1. Hubei Key Lab of Materials Chemistry and Service Failure School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China, Fax: (+86) 27875-43632

*Hubei Key Lab of Materials Chemistry and Service Failure School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China, Fax: (+86) 27875-43632.

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  1. Issue published online: 13 APR 2012
  2. Article first published online: 13 APR 2012

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Keywords:

  • controllable morphology;
  • emulsion droplets;
  • interfacial instabilities;
  • microfluidics;
  • microparticles
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The topographies of particles can significantly affect their chemical and physical properties. On page 1692, Jintao Zhu and co-workers present a facile, yet versatile approach to generate convoluted polymer microparticles through interfacial instabilities of emulsion droplets. Due to the adsorption of surfactant and co-surfactant to the interface, the organic/water interfacial area can spontaneously increase by folding or deforming of the interface, ultimately yielding highly variegated particles.

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