Liquid bicontinuous stabilized assemblies by interfacial jamming of nanoparticles
A method for preparing a stabilized assembly includes combining a first liquid phase including nanoparticles and a second, immiscible liquid phase, dissolving in the second phase a first end-functionalized polymer having a first molecular weight, and a second end-functionalized polymer having a second molecular weight, wherein the second molecular weight is greater than the first molecular weight, applying a shearing external deformation field to increase the surface area of the first phase to create a new interface, wherein the nanoparticle surfactants form a disordered, jammed assembly at the new interface, and releasing the shearing external deformation field. The polymer and the nanoparticles can interact at an interface through ligand interactions to form nanoparticle surfactants and upon releasing the external deformation field the jammed assembly at the new interface traps the first phase in a deformed state having the first liquid phase and the second liquid phase as interpenetrating domains.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231; KCTR16
- Assignee:
- University of Massachusetts (Boston, MA); The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Number(s):
- 11,345,786
- Application Number:
- 16/428,536
- OSTI ID:
- 1892983
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 05/31/2019
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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