Encapsulation of inorganic nanoparticles in a block copolymer vesicle wall driven by the interfacial instability of emulsion droplets
Qunli Yu, Nan Sun, Dengwen Hu, Yaping Wang, Xiaohua Chang, Nan Yan, Yutian Zhu, Yongjin Li
Abstract
We proposed an effective route, <italic>i.e.</italic>, three-dimensional confined co-assembly of block copolymers and inorganic nanoparticles, to efficiently encapsulate high-density and large-size nanoparticles into the wall of polymeric vesicles.
Topics & Concepts
CopolymerNanoparticleVesicleEmulsionMaterials scienceChemical engineeringPickering emulsionNanotechnologyPolymer chemistryChemistryPolymerComposite materialMembraneBiochemistryEngineeringPickering emulsions and particle stabilizationBlock Copolymer Self-AssemblyAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization