Designer liquid-liquid interfaces made from transient double emulsions

Greet Dockx, Steffen Geisel, David G. Moore, Erin Koos, Andre R. Studart and Jan Vermant ()
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Greet Dockx: KU Leuven
Steffen Geisel: ETH Zurich
David G. Moore: ETH Zurich
Erin Koos: KU Leuven
Andre R. Studart: ETH Zurich
Jan Vermant: ETH Zurich

Nature Communications, 2018, vol. 9, issue 1, 1-8

Abstract: Abstract Current methods for generating liquid-liquid interfaces with either controlled composition or coverage often rely on adsorption equilibria which limits the freedom to design such multiphase materials, in particular when different components are used. Moreover, when interfaces become densely populated, slowing down of adsorption may impose additional constraints. Up to now, it is not possible to control surface coverage and composition of droplet interfaces at will. Here, we report a generic and versatile method to create designer liquid-liquid interfaces, using transient double emulsions. We demonstrate how the surface coverage in Pickering emulsions can be controlled at will, even for dense particulate layers going up to multilayers. Moreover, composite droplet interfaces with compositional control can be generated, even with particles which would have intrinsically different or even opposite adsorption characteristics. Given its simplicity, this method offers a general approach for control of composition of liquid-liquid interfaces in a variety of multiphase systems.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07272-0

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