Functional Microcapsules via Thiol-ene Photopolymerization in Droplet-Based Microfluidics

Authors

Douglas V. Amato, University of Southern MississippiFollow
Hyomin Lee, Harvard University
Jörg G. Werner, Harvard University
David A. Weitz, Harvard UniversityFollow
Derek L. Patton, University of Southern MississippiFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-18-2017

Department

Polymers and High Performance Materials

School

Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Abstract

Thiol–ene chemistry was exploited in droplet-based microfluidics to fabricate advanced microcapsules with tunable encapsulation, degradation, and thermal properties. In addition, by utilizing the thiol–ene photopolymerization with tunable cross-link density, we demonstrate the importance of monomer conversion on the retention of omniphilic cargo in double emulsion templated microcapsules. Furthermore, we highlight the rapid cure kinetics afforded by thiol–ene chemistry in a continuous flow photopatterning device for hemispherical microparticle production.

Publication Title

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Volume

9

Issue

4

First Page

3288

Last Page

3293

Recommended Citation

Amato, D. V., Lee, H., Werner, J. G., Weitz, D. A., Patton, D. L. (2017). Functional Microcapsules via Thiol-ene Photopolymerization in Droplet-Based Microfluidics. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9(4), 3288-3293.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/16653