Affiliation:
1. The Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids Ministry of Education School of Chemical & Material Engineering Jiangnan University 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 China
2. School of Food Science and Technology Jiangnan University 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 China
Abstract
AbstractA pH and redox dual responsive amphiphilic viologen is synthesized, which can be reversibly transformed among the zwitterionic (SVa), monovalent anionic (SV+), and divalent anionic (SVH2+) forms upon pH variation, exhibiting pH‐controllable redox responsive properties. Switchable Pickering emulsions with different droplet size and viscosity are prepared by the mixture of hydrophilic silica nanoparticles and the viologens (SV+ or SVH2+) at acidic conditions, while such combination yielded an oil‐in‐dispersion emulsion at neutral pH value. Not only can rapid reversible demulsification/stabilization of the Pickering emulsions be achieved by redox reactions, but the rate of redox‐demulsification can also be controlled by pH trigger. The dual‐responsive amphiphilic viologens have potential applications in developing intelligent colloid materials and molecular logic systems.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
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