Microdroplets in microfluidics: an evolving platform for discoveries in chemistry and biology

AB Theberge, F Courtois, Y Schaerli… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Microdroplets in microfluidics offer a great number of opportunities in chemical and
biological research. They provide a compartment in which species or reactions can be …

Synthesis of micro and nanostructures in microfluidic systems

S Marre, KF Jensen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
In this critical review, we present an overview of the current progress in synthesis of micro
and nanostructures by using microfluidics techniques. Emphasis is placed on processes that …

Synthesis of nanogels/microgels by conventional and controlled radical crosslinking copolymerization

N Sanson, J Rieger - Polymer Chemistry, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Synthesis of nanogels/microgels by conventional and controlled radical crosslinking
copolymerization - Polymer Chemistry (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/C0PY00010H Royal …

Microfluidic synthesis of polymer and inorganic particulate materials

JI Park, A Saffari, S Kumar, A Günther… - Annual Review of …, 2010 - annualreviews.org
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Biomacromolecules in microgels—Opportunities and challenges for drug delivery

M Malmsten, H Bysell, P Hansson - Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface …, 2010 - Elsevier
This brief review aims at providing some illustrative examples on the interaction between
microgels and biological macromolecules, with special focus on peptides and proteins, as …

Monodisperse stimuli-responsive colloidosomes by self-assembly of microgels in droplets

RK Shah, JW Kim, DA Weitz - Langmuir, 2010 - ACS Publications
We introduce a novel and versatile technique to fabricate monodisperse stimuli-responsive
colloidosomes using stimuli-responsive microgel particles as building blocks, aqueous …

Capillary micromechanics: Measuring the elasticity of microscopic soft objects

HM Wyss, T Franke, E Mele, DA Weitz - Soft Matter, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
We present a simple method for accessing the elastic properties of microscopic deformable
particles. This method is based on measuring the pressure-induced deformation of soft …

Gel‐Immobilized Colloidal Crystal Shell with Enhanced Thermal Sensitivity at Photonic Wavelengths

T Kanai, D Lee, HC Shum, RK Shah… - Advanced …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Microcapsules are sub-millimeter sized core-shell structures that are often used for
encapsulation applications. The shell not only protects the core materials but also imparts …

[PDF][PDF] Fabrication of tunable spherical colloidal crystals immobilized in soft hydrogels

T Kanai, D Lee, HC Shum, DA Weitz - small, 2010 - weitzlab.seas.harvard.edu
Spherical colloidal crystals are three-dimensional periodic arrays of monodisperse colloidal
particles with a spherical geometry.[1] The spatial periodicity of the refractive index of the …

Monodisperse alginate microcapsules with oil core generated from a microfluidic device

PW Ren, XJ Ju, R Xie, LY Chu - Journal of colloid and interface science, 2010 - Elsevier
A microfluidic approach is developed to fabricate monodisperse alginate microcapsules with
oil cores, which have the potential to be a brand-new type of vehicles for encapsulating …