Masquerading Jelly

Majithia, Heer

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Description

Title

Masquerading Jelly

Author(s)

Majithia, Heer

Contributor(s)

• Sottos, Nancy
• Yourdkhani, Mostafa

Issue Date

2018-04

Keyword(s)

• microencapsulation
• jellyfish
• SEM

Abstract

Jellies, 97% water, are little more than pulsating bells with trailing tentacles. Yet, these creatures are remarkably varied in appearance and found in waters across the globe. The photograph depicts an SEM image of a ruptured microcapsule as the bell shaped body of the jelly as it releases the core material, which has been embellished with the tentacles along with the color for enhanced impact. Much like jellies, microcapsules are found in diverse environments and can have a wide range of applications from drug delivery and phase changing materials to cosmetics and cleaning supplies. Microencapsulation of materials is beneficial as it increases their stability and allows for controlled release of the encapsulated material. My work is focused on the fabrication of multi-responsive microcapsules which can be triggered to release the core material by multiple mechanisms while maintaining stability under ambient conditions.

Type of Resource

• text
• image

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Copyright 2018 Heer Majithia

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