CO2-Triggered microreactions in liquid marbles

Chem Commun (Camb). 2018 Aug 14;54(66):9119-9122. doi: 10.1039/c8cc01786g.

Abstract

On-demand initiation of dual- and multi-component microreactions inside liquid marbles (LMs) was developed by coalescing contacting patchy LMs containing separate reagents through CO2-induced wetting transition of the interface between the LMs.

MeSH terms

  • Bromine / chemistry
  • Carbon Dioxide / chemistry*
  • Ferricyanides / chemistry
  • Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
  • Iodine / chemistry
  • Particle Size
  • Phenol / chemistry
  • Polymethacrylic Acids / chemical synthesis
  • Polymethacrylic Acids / chemistry*
  • Polystyrenes / chemical synthesis
  • Polystyrenes / chemistry*
  • Potassium Permanganate / chemistry
  • Starch / chemistry
  • Sulfates / chemistry
  • Wettability

Substances

  • Ferricyanides
  • Polymethacrylic Acids
  • Polystyrenes
  • Sulfates
  • Potassium Permanganate
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Phenol
  • Starch
  • Iodine
  • Bromine
  • potassium ferricyanide