Volume 52, Issue 31 pp. 8084-8087
Communication

Hole–Shell Microparticles from Controllably Evolved Double Emulsions

Dr. Wei Wang

Dr. Wei Wang

School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065 (China) http://teacher.scu.edu.cn/ftp_teacher0/cly/

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Mao-Jie Zhang

Mao-Jie Zhang

School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065 (China) http://teacher.scu.edu.cn/ftp_teacher0/cly/

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Dr. Rui Xie

Dr. Rui Xie

School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065 (China) http://teacher.scu.edu.cn/ftp_teacher0/cly/

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Dr. Xiao-Jie Ju

Dr. Xiao-Jie Ju

School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065 (China) http://teacher.scu.edu.cn/ftp_teacher0/cly/

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Chao Yang

Chao Yang

School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065 (China) http://teacher.scu.edu.cn/ftp_teacher0/cly/

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Chuan-Lin Mou

Chuan-Lin Mou

School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065 (China) http://teacher.scu.edu.cn/ftp_teacher0/cly/

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Prof. David A. Weitz

Prof. David A. Weitz

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138 (USA)

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Prof. Liang-Yin Chu

Corresponding Author

Prof. Liang-Yin Chu

School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065 (China) http://teacher.scu.edu.cn/ftp_teacher0/cly/

State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomaterials Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065 (China)

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First published: 10 June 2013
Citations: 127

The authors gratefully acknowledge support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21136006, 21076127), and the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University of China (IRT1163).

Graphical Abstract

Hole in one! Hole–shell microparticles (blue, see picture) with controllable structures and flexible internal surfaces have been fabricated from W/O/W emulsions. These microparticles could be used as microcontainers for the controlled capture/release of molecules, microsphere classification/separation, confined cell culture, or as microreactors for catalysis.

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