Issue 36, 2017

Pickering high internal phase emulsions stabilized by worm-like polymeric nanoaggregates

Abstract

This paper reports the first Pickering high internal phase emulsion (HIPE) system stabilized solely by worm-like nanoaggregates. The cross-linked worms were prepared from the dispersion polymerization of benzyl methacrylate (BzMA), with poly(dimethylamino ethyl methacrylate) (PDMA) macro-CTA as the stabilizer and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) as the cross-linker, through polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA). The effects of the internal phase type and volume, as well as the worm concentration on the stability of the resulting Pickering HIPEs were investigated. Furthermore, by adding a small amount of silica nanoparticles or magnetic nanoparticles as the binder in the continuous aqueous phase, followed by freeze-drying, 3D hierarchical porous monoliths of ultralow density were successfully prepared. This work demonstrated that Pickering HIPE templating provides a facile approach for the preparation of ultra-light functional hybrid porous materials, which have good potential in various application areas.

Graphical abstract: Pickering high internal phase emulsions stabilized by worm-like polymeric nanoaggregates

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
01 Jun 2017
Accepted
16 Jul 2017
First published
17 Jul 2017

Polym. Chem., 2017,8, 5474-5480

Pickering high internal phase emulsions stabilized by worm-like polymeric nanoaggregates

Q. Zhang, C. Wang, M. Fu, J. Wang and S. Zhu, Polym. Chem., 2017, 8, 5474 DOI: 10.1039/C7PY00912G

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