Microfluidics for Advanced Functional Polymeric Materials

A comprehensive and systematic treatment of our current understanding of the microfluidic technique and its advantages in the controllable fabrication of advanced functional polymeric materials. Introducing and summarizing recent advances and achievements in the field, the authors cover the design and fabrication of microfluidic devices, the fundamentals and strategies for controllable microfluidic generation of multiphase liquid systems, and the use of these liquid systems with an elaborate combination of their structures and compositions for generating novel polymer materials, such as microcapsules, microfibers, valves, and membranes. Clear diagrams and illustrations throughout the text make the relevant theory and technologies more readily accessible. The result is a specialist reference for materials scientists, organic, polymer and physical chemists, and chemical engineers. INDICE: 1. Introduction. 2. Shear–induced generation of controllable multiple emulsions in microfluidic devices. 3. Wetting–induced generation of controllable multiple emulsions in microfluidic devices. 4. Microfluidic fabrication of monodisperse solid microparticles. 4.1 Stimuli–responsive microspheres for sensing and actuating. 4.2 Smart microspheres for Pb2+ adsorption and separation. 5. Microfluidic fabrication of monodisperse porous microparticles. 5.1 Thermo–responsive porous microparticles with tunable response behaviors. 5.2 Thermo–responsive microparticles with open–celled porous structure for fast response. 6. Microfluidic fabrication of uniform hierarchical porous microparticles for separation. 7. Microfluidic fabrication of monodisperse hollow microcapsules for controlled release. 7.1 Glucose–responsive microcapsules for controlled release of insulin. 7.2 Multi–stimuli–responsive microcapsules for adjustable controlled–release. 8. Microfluidic fabrication of monodisperse core–shell microcapsules for burst release. 8.1 Smart microcapsules for thermo–triggered burst release. 8.2 Smart microcapsules for pH–responsive burst release. 8.3 Smart microcapsules for K+–responsive burst release. 9. Microfluidic fabrication of monodisperse hole–shell microparticles for controlled capture. 10. Microfluidic fabrication of controllable multicompartmental microparticles. 10.1 Multi–core/shell microparticles for co–encapsulation and synergistic release. 10.2 Trojan–Horse–like microparticles for co–delivery and programmed release. 11. Microfluidic fabrication of functional microfibers with controllable internals. 11.1 Peapod–like microfibers for controllable encapsulation. 11.2 Spider–silk–like microfibers for 3D assembly and water collection. 12. Microfluidic fabrication of membrane–in–a–chip with self–regulated permeability for detection. 13. Microfluidic fabrication of microvalve–in–a–chip. 13.1 Smart microvalve–in–a–chip with thermostatic control for cell culture. 13.2 Smart microvalve–in–a–chip with ultra–sensitivity for real–time detection. 14. Conclusions and Perspective. Index.

• ISBN: 978-3-527-34182-5
• Editorial: Wiley VCH
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 336
• Fecha Publicación: 17/05/2017
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés