The chemicals used for the NPs synthesis are TetraEthylOrthoSilicate (TEOS), l-Arginine, chloride acid 0.1M and ethanol. They were supplied by Aldrich and used as received. High-purity deionized water (18.2 M.cm) was produced using Millipore Milli-Q Gradient system. The synthesis follows the same protocol as in our previous work [1]. It is performed in a 2000 ml reactor thermostated with hot wa...

A smart Pickering emulsion catalytic system is constructed, which not only exhibits fivefold reaction rate enhancement effects in comparison to the conventional biphasic system but also can be facilely demulsified by tuning pH, allowing for in situ recycling nanocatalysts.

By combining the specific molecular recognition capability of MIPs and the asymmetric structure of Janus particles, the Janus MIP particles which were synthesized via a wax-water Pickering emulsion showed attractive capabilities as self-propelled transporters for controlled drug delivery.

The field of active colloids is attracting significant interest to both enable applications and allow investigations of new collective colloidal phenomena. One convenient active colloidal system that has been much studied is spherical Janus particles, where a hemispherical coating of platinum decomposes hydrogen peroxide to produce rapid motion. However, at present producing these active colloi...

Core-shell microcapsules are typically made by preparing an emulsion and forming a polymer shell around the droplets. Conventionally, the emulsion is stabilised by surfactants or polymers. Alternatively, emulsions can be stabilised by fine particles; we discuss capsules made from ultrafine kaolin stabilised Pickering emulsions via interfacial polymerisation. This approach has a number of potent...

Oil-in-water Pickering emulsions prepared by food-grade particles have gained increasing interest on account of their potential application in the delivery system for lipophilic active compounds. In this project, hydrolyzed rice glutelin (HRG) nanoparticles were successfully fabricated inducing different concentrations ethanol. The structure, interfacial properties HRG nanoparticles, emulsion s...

I discuss how colloidal particles organize when they are confined by emulsion droplets. In these systems, the interplay between surface tension and interparticle repulsion drives the formation of complex, non-crystalline 3D arrangements. These can be classified into three groups: colloidosomes, or Pickering emulsions, structures that form when particles are bound to the interface of a spherical...

Pickering emulsions with the use of particles as emulsifiers have been extensively used in scientific research and industrial production due to their edge in biocompatibility and stability compared with traditional emulsions. The control over Pickering emulsion stability and type plays a significant role in these applications. Among the present methods to build controllable Pickering emulsions,...