Issue 35, 2019

Preparation of monodisperse hybrid gel particles with various morphologies via flow rate and temperature control

Abstract

We report a facile method for preparing monodisperse hybrid smart gel particles with various morphologies by using microfluidic techniques and the swelling–shrinking phenomenon of thermosensitive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) gel particles. We demonstrate that PNIPAM–polyacrylamide snowman-like, raspberry-like, and dumbbell-like hybrid gel particles can be prepared by controlling the flow rate and temperature.

Graphical abstract: Preparation of monodisperse hybrid gel particles with various morphologies via flow rate and temperature control

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
11 Mar 2019
Accepted
15 Aug 2019
First published
21 Aug 2019

Soft Matter, 2019,15, 6934-6937

Preparation of monodisperse hybrid gel particles with various morphologies via flow rate and temperature control

T. Kanai, H. Nakai, A. Yamada, M. Fukuyama and D. A. Weitz, Soft Matter, 2019, 15, 6934 DOI: 10.1039/C9SM00500E

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