Fabrication of PAA-PETPTA Janus Microspheres with Respiratory Function for Controlled Release of Guests with

Liwei Wang1, Liang Yu2, Changfeng Zeng3

  • 1State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering and College of Chemical Engineering , Nanjing Tech University , Nanjing 210009 , P. R. China.

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