Microfluidic fabrication of smart microgels from macromolecular precursors
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Written by: Grant England AP225 Fall, 2011
Info
Title: Microfluidic fabrication of smart microgels from macromolecular precursors
Authors: Sebastian Seiffert*, David A. Weitz
@Harvard: http://weitzlab.seas.harvard.edu/publications/Polymer_Seiffert_Weitz_2010.pdf
Summary
Gels can be used as responsive systems for many applications. By using microgels, particles with various functionalities and sensitivities including drastic size change under certain conditions or multiple-functionalities (Janus particles) can be fabricated. By using a microfluidic device along with precursor polymers which consist of multiple polymeric units and contain the desired functionalities, different types of microgels can be fabricated.
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