Near-incompressible faceted polymer microcapsules from metal-organic framework templates.
Faceted polymer microcapsules are prepared from metal-organic framework (MOF) templates. The MOF templates are removable under mild aqueous conditions. The obtained microcapsules are stiffer than their spherical counterparts, reflecting the near-incompressibility of the facet edges, and indicating that the faceting might be a useful strategy for controlling the mechanical properties of polymer microcapsules.
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3010, Australia.
Hirotaka
H
Ejima
Nobuhiro
N
Yanai
James P
JP
Best
Melinda
M
Sindoro
Steve
S
Granick
Frank
F
Caruso
layer-by-layer; metal-organic framework; nanomechanics; polymer capsules