title: Thermosensitive ZrP-PNIPAM Pickering Emulsifier and the Controlled-Release Behavior.
abstract: Asymmetric Janus and Gemini ZrP-PNIPAM monolayer nanoplates were obtained by exfoliation of two-dimensional layered ZrP disks whose surface was covalently modified with thermosensitive polymer PNIPAM. The nanoplates largely reduced interfacial tension (IFT) of the oil/water interface so that they were able to produce stable oil/water emulsions, and the PNIPAM grafting either on the surface or the edge endowed the nanoplates rapid temperature responsivity. The ZrP-PNIPAM nanoplates proved to be thermosensitive Pickering emulsifiers for controlled-release applications.
authors.affiliation: Soft matter center, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory on Functional Soft Condensed Matter, School of materials and energy, Guangdong University of Technology , Guangzhou, 510006, China.
authors.forename: Xuezhen
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Minxiang
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Yi-Hsien
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University , Beijing, 100875, China.
authors.forename: Huiliang
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7964-0809
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: M Sam
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Mannan
authors.forename: Zhengdong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cheng
keywords: PNIPAM; Pickering emulsifier; ZrP; asymmetric nanoplates; controlled-release; thermosensitive