Large-scale production of chiral nematic microspheres

The membrane emulsification technique enables the self-assembly of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) confined within a spherical geometry for large-scale production. The resulting solid microspheres show long-range ordering with chiral nematic structures, and this fascinating hierarchical architecture c...

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Published in:Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) England), 2024-05, Vol.6 (45), p.5856-5859
Main Authors: Jiaqi, Yu, Zhixiang, Wang, Sirui, Chen, Qiongya, Li, Yi, Qian, Hao, Wang, Yuxiao, Huang, Zhang, Fusheng, Qing, Guangyan
Format: Article
Language:English
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Microparticles
Microspheres
Self-assembly
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Summary:The membrane emulsification technique enables the self-assembly of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) confined within a spherical geometry for large-scale production. The resulting solid microspheres show long-range ordering with chiral nematic structures, and this fascinating hierarchical architecture can even be transferred to mesoporous carbon or silica microparticles by a sacrificial template method. The membrane emulsification technique enables the self-assembly of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) confined within a spherical geometry for large-scale production.
ISSN:1359-7345
1364-548X
DOI:10.1039/d4cc00120f