Microfluidic Production of Monodisperse Biopolymer Microcapsules for Latent Heat Storage.

ABSTRACT: Microencapsulation of phase change materials in a polymer shell is a promising technology to prevent them from leakage and to use them as a handleable powder state. However, the microencapsulation process is a time-consuming process because the typical shell-forming step requires polymerization or evaporation of the solvent. In this study, we report a simple and rapid flow process to prepare monodisperse biocompatible cellulose acetate (CA) microcapsules encapsulating n-hexadecane (HD) for latent heat storage applications. The microcapsules were prepared by combining microfluidic droplet formation and subsequent rapid solvent removal from the droplets by solvent diffusion. The diameter and shell thickness of the microcapsules could be controlled by adjusting the flow rate and the HD

SUBMITTER: Watanabe T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9888623 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature