Pickering emulsions stabilized by amphiphilic nano-sheets

Andres F. Mejia, Agustin Diaz, Srinivasa Pullela, Ya Wen Chang, Michael Simonetty, Carrie Carpenter, James D. Batteas, M. Sam Mannan, Abraham Clearfield, Zhengdong Cheng

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Abstract

We demonstrate the fabrication of amphiphilic nano-sheets, which are either surface- or edge-modified plates with thickness at the atomic scale, one of the thinnest amphiphilic particles reported so far. They are obtained by exfoliation of functionalized layered crystals, the first time that laminar structures have been utilized to produce such particles. Stable emulsions were made utilizing these nano-sheets. The adsorption of the amphiphilic nano-sheets onto the oil-in-water interfaces and the reduction of surface tension between the PDMS and the amphiphilic nano-sheet suspensions were quantitatively characterized.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10245-10253
Number of pages9
JournalSoft Matter
Volume8
Issue number40
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 28 2012

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