Hybrid nanostructured particles via surfactant-free double miniemulsion polymerization

Double emulsions show significant advantages for microencapsulation but are thermodynamically unstable. Here the authors show, that silica nanocapsules with nanorattles or Janus-like nanomushroom structures can be prepared by stabilizing double emulsions with a silica precursor polymer and subsequen...

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Main Authors: Yongliang Zhao, Junli Liu, Zhi Chen, Xiaomin Zhu, Martin Möller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04320-7