Issue 3, 2016
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Assembly of emulsion droplets into fibers by microfluidic wet spinning†

Robert V. Bell,ab   Christopher C. Parkins,a   Robert A. Young,a   Corinna M. Preuss,a   Molly M. Stevensb  and  Stefan A. F. Bon*a  

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a Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
E-mail: S.bon@warwick.ac.uk
Web: http://www.bonlab.info
Tel: +44 (0)2476 574009

b Department of Materials, Department of Bioengineering and Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK

Abstract

We show that emulsion droplets stabilized by branched copolymers and Laponite clay discs can be assembled into supracolloidal fibers with control of the fiber composition and length. Upon drying they transform into a light-weight highly porous nanocomposite material. We demonstrate that the fibers made from emulsion droplets can be used to release volatile compounds in a time-controlled manner.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5TA08917D
Article type
Communication
Submitted
04 Nov 2015
Accepted
08 Dec 2015
First published
08 Dec 2015
This article is Open Access
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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016,4, 813-818

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Assembly of emulsion droplets into fibers by microfluidic wet spinning

R. V. Bell, C. C. Parkins, R. A. Young, C. M. Preuss, M. M. Stevens and S. A. F. Bon, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016, 4, 813 DOI: 10.1039/C5TA08917D

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