Issue 89, 2014
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Chemical Communications

Bubble-induced transport of oil droplets in water†

Ying Chua  and  Qinmin Pan*a  

* Corresponding authors

a State Key Laboratory of Robotics and Systems, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, P. R. China
E-mail: panqm@hit.edu.cn

Abstract

An oil droplet wrapped with poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) grafted nanoparticles can ascend or descend in water repeatedly by simply tuning the temperature of water above or below 33 °C, while avoiding the use of sophisticated equipment and complex nanostructures.

Graphical abstract: Bubble-induced transport of oil droplets in water

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4CC06301E
Article type
Communication
Submitted
11 Aug 2014
Accepted
19 Sep 2014
First published
19 Sep 2014

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 13817-13820

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Bubble-induced transport of oil droplets in water

Y. Chu and Q. Pan, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 13817 DOI: 10.1039/C4CC06301E

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