Poly (lactic acid) blends in biomedical applications

P Saini, M Arora, MNVR Kumar - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (lactic acid)(PLA) has become a “material of choice” in biomedical applications
for its ability to fulfill complex needs that typically include properties such as biocompatibility …

Recent advances in microfluidic production of Janus droplets and particles

T Nisisako - Current opinion in colloid & interface science, 2016 - Elsevier
Microfluidic production of multicompartmental emulsion droplets and particles has received
considerable attention of late. In particular, droplets having two physically and chemically …

Nanostructure-free crescent-shaped microparticles as full-color reflective pigments

Y Yang, JB Kim, SK Nam, M Zhang, J Xu, J Zhu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Structural colors provide a promising visualization with high color saturation, iridescent
characteristics, and fade resistance. However, pragmatic uses are frequently impeded by …

Building micro-capsules using water-in-water emulsion droplets as templates

A Perro, N Coudon, JP Chapel, N Martin… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of templates in materials chemistry is a well-established approach for producing
membrane-bounded hollow spheres used for microencapsulation applications, but also in …

Photonic Janus balls with controlled magnetic moment and density asymmetry

SK Nam, JB Kim, SH Han, SH Kim - ACS nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
Colloidal crystals show structural colors through wavelength-selective diffraction at photonic
stopbands. Here, we design photonic Janus balls with a controlled magnetic moment for …

Designable polymeric microparticles from droplet microfluidics for controlled drug release

F He, MJ Zhang, W Wang, QW Cai… - Advanced Materials …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Drug delivery systems that can control drug release profile to ensure a high therapeutic
efficacy and reduced side effects are highly desired in pharmaceutical and biomedical fields …

Reconfigurable complex emulsions: Design, properties, and applications

RV Balaj, LD Zarzar - Chemical Physics Reviews, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Reconfigurable complex emulsions, which consist of multiphase droplets that can change
morphology between encapsulated and Janus shapes, have become of recent fundamental …

Microfluidics as a cutting-edge technique for drug delivery applications

F Fontana, MPA Ferreira, A Correia, J Hirvonen… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2016 - Elsevier
The need for new and more advanced drug delivery systems (DDS) is currently in demand
for efficient delivery of the therapeutics to the desirable tissues/cells, improved drug …

Janus particles templated by Janus emulsions and application as a pickering emulsifier

D Wei, L Ge, S Lu, J Li, R Guo - Langmuir, 2017 - ACS Publications
One-step vibrational mixing has afforded the batch-scale preparation of a Janus emulsion.
The fabrication of Janus particles (JPs) templated by Janus emulsions was motivated by the …

Microfluidic production of uniform microcarriers with multicompartments through phase separation in emulsion drops

NG Min, M Ku, J Yang, SH Kim - Chemistry of Materials, 2016 - ACS Publications
Microfluidics has provided biodegradable microcarriers for sustained release of drugs, while
allowing insignificant initial bursting. Here, we further engineer the microcarriers to have …