Large-scale production of chiral nematic microspheres
Yu Jiaqi1, Wang Zhixiang1, Chen Sirui1
1Hubei Key Laboratory of Biomass Fibers and Eco-dyeing & Finishing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, P. R. China. fszhang@wtu.edu.cn.
Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England)
|May 16, 2024
Abstract:
The membrane emulsification technique enables the self-assembly of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) confined within a spherical geometry for large-scale production. The resulting solid microspheres show long-range ordering with chiral nematic structures, and this fascinating hierarchical architecture can even be transferred to mesoporous carbon or silica microparticles by a sacrificial template method.
