Engineering hybrid microgels as particulate emulsifiers for reversible Pickering emulsions
Hang Jiang, Shengwei Zhang, Guanqing Sun, Yunxing Li, Xin Guan, Cheng Yang, To Ngai
Abstract
regulated by temperature change. Moreover, the engineered microgels were capable of stabilizing water-in-oil Pickering emulsions and encapsulation of enzymes for interfacial bio-catalysis, as well as rapid cargo release triggered by phase inversion.
Topics & Concepts
Pickering emulsionPhase inversionMaterials scienceChemical engineeringPhase (matter)NanotechnologyNanoparticleChemistryOrganic chemistryEngineeringMembraneBiochemistryPickering emulsions and particle stabilizationHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsAdvanced Materials and Mechanics