Anisotropic microparticles created by phase separation of polymer blends confined in monodisperse emulsion drops

Langmuir

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 937-947

  Min, Nam Gi ^a   Kim, Bomi ^a   Lee, Tae Yong ^a   Kim, Dahin ^a   Lee, Doh C ^a   Kim, Shin Hyun ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; DROPS; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; ESTERS; MICROFLUIDICS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POLYMER BLENDS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ANISOTROPIC PARTICLES; ISOTROPIC PARTICLES; MONODISPERSE EMULSIONS; OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIONS; POLY (VINYL ALCOHOL) (PVA); POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE) (PMMA); SEPARATION OF POLYMERS; SPHERICAL MICRO PARTICLES;

PHASE SEPARATION;

EID: 84921775772     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la504385z     Document Type: Article

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