journal article·2020-09Open access

Liquid Marbles in Liquid

Zhijian Zhao, Chen Ling, Dan Wang, Jie‐Xin Wang, Joshua Saczek, Stevin Pramana, Sreepathy Sridhar, Jin Shang, Ben B. Xu, Daniel C. W. Tsang, Jian‐Feng Chen, Steven Wang

Small· Volume 16· Issue 37

Abstract

Abstract Traditional liquid marbles (LMs), liquid droplets encapsulated by hydrophobic particles at the liquid–gas interface, are restricted by their short lifetime and low heat transfer efficiency. Herein, a new paradigm for LMs immersed in various liquid mediums with massive enhanced heat transfer and spatial recognition is designed; without compromising the structural integrity, the lifetime of the liquid marbles in liquid (LMIL) is extended by ≈1000 times compared to classical LMs in air or naked droplets in organic reagents. The LMIL shows promising reverse structural re‐configurability while under external stimuli and maintaining their functionality for a very long period of time (≈weeks). These superior behaviors are further exploited as a miniature reactor with prolonged lifetimes and excellent temperature control, combined with its feasible operation, new opportunities will open up in the advanced chemical and biomedical engineering fields. It is also shown that LMIL can be applied in methylene blue degradation and 3D in‐vitro yeast cell cultures. These findings have important implications for real‐world use of LMs, with a number of applications in cell culture technology, lab‐in‐a‐drop, polymerization, encapsulation, formulation, and drug delivery.
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OpenAlex topics: Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization · Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity

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Affiliations

State Key Laboratory of Organic Inorganic Composites Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China

Department of Mechanical Engineering City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 999077 China

School of Engineering Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU UK

Department of Mechanical and Construction Engineering Faculty of Engineering and Environment Northumbria University Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST UK

School of Energy and Environment City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 999077 China

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hung Hom, Kowloon Hong Kong 999077 China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · City University of Hong Kong · Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

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