Assembly of emulsion droplets into fibers by microfluidic wet spinning. Issue 3 (17th December 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bell, Robert V.; Parkins, Christopher C.; Young, Robert A.; Preuss, Corinna M.; Stevens, Molly M.; Bon, Stefan A. F.
• Is Part Of: Journal of materials chemistry. Volume 4:Issue 3(2016)
• Page Start: 813
• Page End: 818
• Publication Date: 2015-12-17
• Subjects: Materials -- Research -- Periodicals; Chemistry, Analytic -- Periodicals; Environmental sciences -- Research -- Periodicals; 543.0284
• DOI: 10.1039/c5ta08917d
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2050-7488

Abstract

Abstract : Emulsion droplets stabilized by branched copolymers and nano-sized clay are assembled into fibers using a microfluidic wet spinning process. Abstract : We show that emulsion droplets stabilized by branched copolymers and Laponite clay discs can be assembled into supracolloidal fibers with control of the fiber composition and length. Upon drying they transform into a light-weight highly porous nanocomposite material. We demonstrate that the fibers made from emulsion droplets can be used to release volatile compounds in a time-controlled manner.