Continuous Microfluidic Self-Assembly of Hybrid Janus-Like Vesicular Motors: Autonomous Propulsion and Controlled Release

Lei Wang; Yijing Liu; Jie He; Matthew J Hourwitz; Yunlong Yang; John T Fourkas; Xiaojun Han; Zhihong Nie

doi:10.1002/smll.201500527

Continuous Microfluidic Self-Assembly of Hybrid Janus-Like Vesicular Motors: Autonomous Propulsion and Controlled Release

Small. 2015 Aug;11(31):3762-7. doi: 10.1002/smll.201500527. Epub 2015 Apr 30.

Authors

Lei Wang^{1

2}, Yijing Liu¹, Jie He¹, Matthew J Hourwitz^{1

3}, Yunlong Yang¹, John T Fourkas³, Xiaojun Han², Zhihong Nie¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA.
² State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China.
³ Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA.

PMID: 25925707
DOI: 10.1002/smll.201500527

Abstract

A microfluidic strategy is developed for the continuous fabrication of hybrid Janus vesicular motors that uniquely combine the capability of autonomous propulsion and externally controlled delivery of encapsulated payload.

Keywords: autonomous propulsion; controlled release; janus vesicles; micromotors; nanoparticles, microfluidics.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Catalysis
Colloids / chemistry
Drug Delivery Systems*
Gold / chemistry
Kinetics
Lab-On-A-Chip Devices
Microfluidics*
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
Nanomedicine
Platinum / chemistry
Sulfhydryl Compounds / chemistry
Surface Properties

Substances

Colloids
Sulfhydryl Compounds
Platinum
Gold