Bulletin of the American Physical Society
2023 APS March Meeting
Volume 68, Number 3
Las Vegas, Nevada (March 5-10)
Virtual (March 20-22); Time Zone: Pacific Time
Session T00: Poster Session III (1pm-4pm PST)
1:00 PM,
Thursday, March 9, 2023
Room: Exhibit Hall (Forum Ballroom)
Sponsoring
Unit:
APS
Abstract: T00.00282 : Polymer Shell Liquid Core Nanocapsules Synthesized by Flash Nanoprecipitation for Biomedical Applications*
Presenter:
Yuri Chung
(Georgetown University)
Author:
Yuri Chung
(Georgetown University)
Collaboration:
Georgetown University Physics Department
Georgetown University Institute for Soft Matter Synthesis and Metrology
For example, nanocapsules, comprised of a hard shell and liquid core, have found applications in a
number of technologies. One method of synthesizing nanocapsules is flash nanoprecipitation, in which a
solution of a polymer and a small molecular organic liquid is injected into a rapidly stirring miscible non-
solvent. As the two solvents mix, droplets of the polymer solution develop into nanocapsules; the
polymer diffuses more slowly than the smaller molecules of the organic compound, forming a shell
around it. An initial model of polystyrene-shelled nanocapsules with n-hexadecane liquid cores has been
proven successful. The process may also be used to create nanocapsules using a variety of combinations
of polymers, solvents, and organic compounds for different applications, primarily in biomedical imaging
and drug delivery applications.
*Georgetown University Summer Mentored Undergraduate Research FellowshipGeorgetown University Pilot Research GrantNASA DC Space Grant
Follow Us |
Engage
Become an APS Member |
My APS
Renew Membership |
Information for |
About APSThe American Physical Society (APS) is a non-profit membership organization working to advance the knowledge of physics. |
© 2024 American Physical Society
| All rights reserved | Terms of Use
| Contact Us
Headquarters
1 Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740-3844
(301) 209-3200
Editorial Office
100 Motor Pkwy, Suite 110, Hauppauge, NY 11788
(631) 591-4000
Office of Public Affairs
529 14th St NW, Suite 1050, Washington, D.C. 20045-2001
(202) 662-8700