Nanoemulsion Composite Microgels for Orthogonal Encapsulation and Release

Harry Z. An^†, Matthew E. Helgeson^†, Patrick S. Doyle^*


Crosslinkable nanoemulsions are combined with flow lithography for the synthesis of structured composite microgels with controlled hydrophobic compartments. The microgels are used to demonstrate a number of motifs for controlled encapsulation and release of active compounds, including small molecules, proteins, and nanoparticles, from a single material platform.  ^{http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.201200214/abstract}