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- A new and easy method has been developed to create uniform hybrid smart gel particles using microfluidic techniques and the swelling-shrinking behavior of PNIPAM gels.
- Different shapes of gel particles, such as snowman-like, raspberry-like, and dumbbell-like, can be achieved by adjusting the flow rate and temperature during the process.
- This technique opens up possibilities for producing diverse gel morphologies for various applications in materials science.
Article Abstract
We report a facile method for preparing monodisperse hybrid smart gel particles with various morphologies by using microfluidic techniques and the swelling-shrinking phenomenon of thermosensitive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) gel particles. We demonstrate that PNIPAM-polyacrylamide snowman-like, raspberry-like, and dumbbell-like hybrid gel particles can be prepared by controlling the flow rate and temperature.
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