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Multiscale and Multifunctional Emulsions by Host-Guest Interaction-Mediated Self-Assembly.

Songling Han¹, Siyu Chen^1,2, Lanlan Li^1,3

¹Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China.

ACS Central Science

|May 29, 2018

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Host-guest interactions enable novel emulsification strategies, creating stable, tunable emulsions from simple mixing. This method facilitates advanced functions like drug delivery and nanoparticle engineering.

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Area of Science:

Supramolecular Chemistry
Materials Science
Colloid and Surface Chemistry

Background:

Emulsions are vital in various applications, driving demand for advanced emulsification techniques.
Developing new strategies for creating functional emulsions is an active area of research.

Purpose of the Study:

To report a novel emulsification strategy using host-guest interactions for advanced emulsion formation.
To demonstrate the creation of stable, tunable emulsions with diverse functionalities.

Main Methods:

Utilizing a hydrophilic diblock copolymer with beta-cyclodextrin (β-CD) and benzyl alcohol (BA) in an oil-water mixture.
Employing host-guest interactions between β-CD and BA to mediate interfacial self-assembly.
Achieving emulsification through simple vortexing and observing phase inversion.

Main Results:

Formation of switchable emulsions with controllable droplet sizes due to reduced interfacial tension.
Successful preparation of highly stable nanoemulsions via vortexing.
Demonstration of catastrophic phase inversion to generate bicontinuous and water-in-oil emulsions.
Engineering of nanoparticles and microstructures, and enhanced solubilization/bioavailability of hydrophobic drugs.

Conclusions:

Host-guest self-assembly provides a facile, energy-efficient, and industrially translatable method for creating advanced emulsions.
This approach offers a conceptually creative pathway to diverse emulsion phases and functionalities.
The developed nanoemulsions show significant potential for drug delivery and material engineering applications.