Affiliation:
1. Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Biophysics Wenzhou Institute University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Wenzhou Zhejiang 325001 China
2. Postgraduate training base Alliance Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou Zhejiang 325035 China
3. School of Physics and Astronomy University of Edinburgh Peter Guthrie Tait Road Edinburgh EH9 3FD UK
4. Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health) Wenzhou Zhejiang 325001 China
Abstract
AbstractAs a new class of soft materials, continuous emulsion channels have been successfully stabilized solely by rough colloids, which exhibit unique capability in sterically controlling liquid–liquid interfaces. Once jammed at the interface, the roughness‐enhanced frictions can slow down the dynamics of phase separation, and the interlocking behaviors would constrain their relative motions and generate force structures that provide mechanical support for the created emulsions. Ethanol is used to ensure the particles’ absorption, whose migration can modify the interfacial tension, and increase the solubility of active ingredients (e.g., curcumin). Applying rough colloids in ethanol‐containing systems opens new pathways toward the generation of novel structures and materials, where the parallel but separate functionalities provided by various phases demonstrate wide‐ranging applications, especially in delivery systems with variably soluble components.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Subject
Electrochemistry,Condensed Matter Physics,Biomaterials,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials