Effect of Internal Architecture on the Assembly of Soft Particles at Fluid Interfaces.

ABSTRACT: Monolayers of soft colloidal particles confined at fluid interfaces are at the core of a broad range of technological processes, from the stabilization of responsive foams and emulsions to advanced lithographic techniques. However, establishing a fundamental relation between their internal architecture, which is controlled during synthesis, and their structural and mechanical properties upon interfacial confinement remains an elusive task. To address this open issue, which defines the monolayer's properties, we synthesize core-shell microgels, whose soft core can be chemically degraded in a controlled fashion. This strategy allows us to obtain a series of particles ranging from analogues of standard batch-synthesized microgels to completely hollow ones after total core removal. Combined ex

SUBMITTER: Vialetto J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8388124 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature