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Fluorophilic boronic acid copolymer surfactant for stabilization of complex emulsion droplets with fluorinated oil†

Zhang Wu, ORCID logo a   Brendan T. Deveney,a   Jörg G. Werner, ORCID logo *b   Stefano Aime ORCID logo c  and  David A. Weitz ORCID logo *ad  

* Corresponding authors

a John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
E-mail: weitz@seas.harvard.edu

b Department of Mechanical Engineering and Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
E-mail: jgwerner@bu.edu

c Ecole Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles (ESPCI), Paris

d Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA

Abstract

A fluorosurfactant is synthesized by the copolymerization of fluoroacrylate and boronic acid acrylamide monomers to stabilize fluorinated oil droplets. The copolymer surfactant couples with diols or polyols in adjacent aqueous phase to form an ultrathin elastic interfacial film to rigidify the interface, thereby preventing drop recoalescence and enabling new applications.

Graphical abstract: Fluorophilic boronic acid copolymer surfactant for stabilization of complex emulsion droplets with fluorinated oil

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5LC00309A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
30 Mar 2025
Accepted
14 Apr 2025
First published
15 Apr 2025

Lab Chip, 2025,25, 2315-2319

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Fluorophilic boronic acid copolymer surfactant for stabilization of complex emulsion droplets with fluorinated oil

Z. Wu, B. T. Deveney, J. G. Werner, S. Aime and D. A. Weitz, Lab Chip, 2025, 25, 2315 DOI: 10.1039/D5LC00309A

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