在液体-液体接口上组装和堵塞极性添加剂膨胀的微凝:从反向皮克林乳液到功能材料

Xin Guan1, Yang Liu2, Yufei Xia3

  • 1College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong.

概括

基于Poly-N-isopropylacrylamide (PNIPAM) 的微凝与极性添加剂进行了修改,以增强疏水性,使稳定的油中的水皮克林乳液成为可能. 这一突破有助于为各种应用创造先进的功能性材料.

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