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Solid-phase Submonomer Synthesis of Peptoid Polymers and their Self-Assembly into Highly-Ordered Nanosheets
Published on: November 2, 2011
Electrostatic-attraction-induced high internal phase emulsion for large-scale synthesis of amphiphilic Janus
Dan Luo1, Fanghao Zhang, Haotian Zheng
1Department of Physics and TcSUH, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204, USA. danluo1101@gmail.com zren@uh.edu.
Abstract:
We report a novel and scalable method to obtain amphiphilic Janus nanosheets in large quantities. By inducing electrostatic attraction using alkylamine with further tuned particle interactions, a highly stable water-in-oil high internal phase emulsion was generated while simultaneously performing single-side graphene oxide hydrophobization at the fluid interface.
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