Preparation and characterization of microcapsules containing fluorescent nanoparticles sensitive to organic solvent

M. J. Kim, J. C. Park, J. M. Cha, D. G. Won, T. Arakawa, S. Shoji, J. S. Go

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Abstract

The development of a novel technique to fabricate the spherical microcapsule encapsulating fluorescent nanoparticles is presented. The water droplets including the nanoparticles are formed in the organic polymer solution suspended with the well-defined amphiphilic copolymers. By utilizing the self-assembly of polymers on the surface of droplets, the polymer microcapsules as containers of nanoparticles are fabricated. The encapsulation performance of fluorescent nanoparticles is characterized by using TEM image analysis and a fluorescent confocal laser microscope.

Original languageEnglish
Pages610-612
Number of pages3
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Event12th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2008 - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: 2008 Oct 122008 Oct 16

Conference

Conference12th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2008
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period08/10/1208/10/16

Keywords

  • Droplet
  • Encapsulation
  • Microcapsule
  • PS-b-PMMA

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)
  • Bioengineering

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