Microfluidic fabrication of microparticles for biomedical applications

W Li, L Zhang, X Ge, B Xu, W Zhang, L Qu… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Droplet microfluidics offers exquisite control over the flows of multiple fluids in microscale,
enabling fabrication of advanced microparticles with precisely tunable structures and …

Recent studies of Pickering emulsions: particles make the difference

J Wu, GH Ma - Small, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, emulsions stabilized by micro‐or nanoparticles (known as Pickering
emulsions) have attracted much attention. Micro‐or nanoparticles, as the main components …

25th anniversary article: Double emulsion templated solid microcapsules: Mechanics and controlled release

SS Datta, A Abbaspourrad, E Amstad, J Fan… - Advanced …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
How droplet microfluidics can be used to fabricate solid‐shelled microcapsules having
precisely controlled release behavior is described. Glass capillary devices enable the …

Fabrication of advanced particles and particle‐based materials assisted by droplet‐based microfluidics

JT Wang, J Wang, JJ Han - small, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Recent advances in the fabrication of complex particles and particle‐based materials
assisted by droplet‐based microfluidics are reviewed. Monodisperse particles with expected …

Unraveling the 3D localization and deformation of responsive microgels at oil/water interfaces: a step forward in understanding soft emulsion stabilizers

K Geisel, L Isa, W Richtering - Langmuir, 2012 - ACS Publications
Responsive microgels are deformable submicrometer cross-linked polymeric hydrogel
particles that are used as a novel class of emulsion stabilizers. Their flexibility and the …

Self assembly of graphene oxide at the liquid–liquid interface: A new route to the fabrication of graphene based composites

MM Gudarzi, F Sharif - Soft matter, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Dispersion of graphene in a polymer matrix as mono layers is an important step towards
fabricating high performance polymer–graphene nanocomposites. In this paper, a novel …

Capsules from Pickering emulsion templates

AMB Rodriguez, BP Binks - Current opinion in colloid & interface science, 2019 - Elsevier
Following the resurgence of interest in particle-stabilised or Pickering emulsions recently,
the preparation of capsules from such templates has become feasible. We review some of …

Image charge effects on the formation of pickering emulsions

H Wang, V Singh, SH Behrens - The journal of physical chemistry …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Vigorous mixing of an aqueous particle dispersion with oil usually produces a particle-
stabilized emulsion (a “Pickering emulsion”), the longevity of which depends on the particles' …

Polymer microcapsules with programmable active release

A Abbaspourrad, NJ Carroll, SH Kim… - Journal of the American …, 2013 - ACS Publications
We present a new type of microcapsule programmed with a tunable active release
mechanism. The capsules are triggered by a plasticizing stimulus that induces a phase …

Controlling release from pH-responsive microcapsules

A Abbaspourrad, SS Datta, DA Weitz - Langmuir, 2013 - ACS Publications
We report a microfluidic approach to produce monodisperse pH-responsive microcapsules
with precisely controlled release behavior. The solid microcapsule shells are composed of a …