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Title: Stabilizing liquid drops of arbitrary shape by the interfacial jamming of nanoparticles

Abstract

A stabilized assembly including a first liquid phase of non-spherical droplets in a second liquid phase, wherein the second liquid phase is immiscible with the first phase, and nanoparticle surfactants assembled at an interface of the non-spherical droplets and the second phase is disclosed. The nanoparticle surfactants include nanoparticles and end-functionalized polymers that can interact through ligand type interactions, and the first phase is stabilized by a disordered, jammed layer of nanoparticle surfactants. A method of preparing a stabilized assembly is also disclosed.

Inventors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
The University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1418993
Patent Number(s):
9,878,296
Application Number:
14/509,609
Assignee:
THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS (Boston, MA)
DOE Contract Number:  
FG02-04ER46126
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2014 Oct 08
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Citation Formats

Russell, Thomas P., Cui, Mengmeng, and Emrick, Todd. Stabilizing liquid drops of arbitrary shape by the interfacial jamming of nanoparticles. United States: N. p., 2018. Web.
Russell, Thomas P., Cui, Mengmeng, & Emrick, Todd. Stabilizing liquid drops of arbitrary shape by the interfacial jamming of nanoparticles. United States.
Russell, Thomas P., Cui, Mengmeng, and Emrick, Todd. 2018. "Stabilizing liquid drops of arbitrary shape by the interfacial jamming of nanoparticles". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1418993.
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