Dual-Responsive Hybrid Microgels Enabling Phase Inversion in Pickering Emulsions.

ABSTRACT: Pickering emulsions have emerged as promising multiphase systems owing to their high stability and diverse applications in materials and chemical engineering. However, achieving precise and stimuli-responsive regulation of emulsion type, particularly reversible phase inversion between oil-in-water and water-in-oil states under fixed formulation without additional stabilizers, remains a considerable challenge. In this work, we developed a sol-gel strategy, i.e., in situ hydrolysis and condensation of silane precursors to form a silica shell directly on responsive microgels, to produce H-SiO₂@P(NIPAM-co-MAA) hybrid microgels. The resulting hybrid particles simultaneously retained pH and temperature responsiveness, enabling the transfer of these properties from the polymeric networ

SUBMITTER: Shen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12566968 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature