Title: From the 2-dimensional unstable polyelectrolyte multilayer to the 3-dimensional stable dry polyelectrolyte capsules
Abstract: Polystyrene–poly(acrylic acid)/poly(allylamine hydrochloride) polyelectrolyte multilayer was found to be instable and apt to reconstruct in the pure water. By depositing polystyrene–poly(acrylic acid)/poly(allylamine hydrochloride) multilayer on the polystyrene–poly(acrylic acid) hybrid CaCO3 templates, novel polyelectrolyte capsules could be prepared after the removal of the templates. The resultant capsules could keep their three-dimensional (3D) spherical shape after being dried at room temperature, dramatically different from the conventional polyelectrolyte capsules based on nonhybrid templates by layer-by-layer procedure. The instable polyelectrolyte multilayer, hybrid templates, and assembly cycles were demonstrated to be three indispensable factors responsible for the formation of this type of 3D stable capsules. The formation mechanism was also discussed in this study.
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-11-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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