Unexpected stability of aqueous dispersions of raspberry-like colloids

Yang Lan; Alessio Caciagli; Giulia Guidetti; Ziyi Yu; Ji Liu; Villads E. Johansen; Marlous Kamp; Chris Abell; Silvia Vignolini; Oren A. Scherman; Erika Eiser

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-05560-3

Nature Communications (Sep 2018)

Unexpected stability of aqueous dispersions of raspberry-like colloids

Yang Lan,
Alessio Caciagli,
Giulia Guidetti,
Ziyi Yu,
Ji Liu,
Villads E. Johansen,
Marlous Kamp,
Chris Abell,
Silvia Vignolini,
Oren A. Scherman,
Erika Eiser

Affiliations

Yang Lan: Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge
Alessio Caciagli: Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge
Giulia Guidetti: Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge
Ziyi Yu: Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge
Ji Liu: Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge
Villads E. Johansen: Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge
Marlous Kamp: Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge
Chris Abell: Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge
Silvia Vignolini: Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge
Oren A. Scherman: Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge
Erika Eiser: Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05560-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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The ability to stabilise colloidal suspensions in solution against salt-induced aggregation is critical to many industrial applications, but it remains challenging at high salt concentration. To overcome this problem, Lan et al. introduce a raspberry-like colloidal particle with controllable morphology.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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