Anisotropic nano-papier mache microcapsules

Benjamin Holt; Rey Lam; Fiona C Meldrum; Simeon D Stoyanov; Vesselin N Paunov

doi:10.1039/b615224d

Anisotropic nano-papier mache microcapsules

Soft Matter. 2007 Jan 23;3(2):188-190. doi: 10.1039/b615224d.

Authors

Benjamin Holt¹, Rey Lam², Fiona C Meldrum², Simeon D Stoyanov³, Vesselin N Paunov¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of Hull, Hull, UKHU6 7RX. [email protected].
² School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, UKBS8 1TS. [email protected].
³ Food Structural Design/UFHRI, Unilever Research, Vlaardingen, Olivier van Noortlaan 120, 3133 AT, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands. [email protected].

PMID: 32680263
DOI: 10.1039/b615224d

Abstract

We report the fabrication of anisotropic microcapsules produced by using alternating layers of nano-cotton fibres and oppositely charged polyelectrolytes over anisotropic inorganic templates with needle-like and rhombohedral morphology.