title: From the 2-dimensional unstable polyelectrolyte multilayer to the 3-dimensional stable dry polyelectrolyte capsules.
abstract: Polystyrene-poly(acrylic acid)/poly(allylamine hydrochloride) polyelectrolyte multilayer was found to be instable and apt to reconstruct in the pure water. By depositing polystyrene-poly(acrylic acid)/poly(allylamine hydrochloride) multilayer on the polystyrene-poly(acrylic acid) hybrid CaCO(3) templates, novel polyelectrolyte capsules could be prepared after the removal of the templates. The resultant capsules could keep their three-dimensional (3D) spherical shape after being dried at room temperature, dramatically different from the conventional polyelectrolyte capsules based on nonhybrid templates by layer-by-layer procedure. The instable polyelectrolyte multilayer, hybrid templates, and assembly cycles were demonstrated to be three indispensable factors responsible for the formation of this type of 3D stable capsules. The formation mechanism was also discussed in this study.
authors.affiliation: Affiliated Stomatology Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China. cisarli@zju.edu.cn
authors.forename: Xiaodong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jianxiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qiaoling
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Xiaohui
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D002119:Calcium Carbonate / Q000737:chemistry; D002214:Capsules / Q000737:chemistry*; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000737:chemistry*; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D010316:Particle Size; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D002214:Capsules; D004573:Electrolytes; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D011108:Polymers; D002119:Calcium Carbonate