Abstract:A series of Janus hemispheres with a patchy hemispherical
surface
and a flat undersurface were synthesized through controlled polymerization-induced
phase separation within emulsified wax droplets. The hemispherical
shape was generated through the polymerization of styrene within wax
droplets, followed by the grafting of hydrophilic polymers on the
exposed surface. Then, the patchy hemispherical surface was achieved
after introducing the hydrophobic acrylate monomers within wax droplets
and controlling the pol… Show more
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