TY  - GEN
AB  - Colloidal microcontainers, such as hollow capsules and colloidosomes, have a range of applications, including drug delivery, energy storage, and artificial protocells. In this study, we present a versatile and scalable self-assembly approach for encapsulating cargo particles within well-defined porous membranes or cages. The encapsulation process involves camouflaging cargo within a liquid matrix that serves as a scaffold for satellite particles to form densely packed shells around. These satellites fuse to create self-standing cages, after which the liquid matrix is dissolved, trapping the cargo inside. By adjusting the fusion protocol, we can control the porosity of the cages at various length scales. We demonstrate the potential of this technique by employing functional cargo to showcase transmembrane transport phenomena, such as the delivery and active uptake of nanoparticles.
AD  - New York University
AD  - New York University
AD  - University of Chicago
AD  - New York University
AU  - Xu, Zhe
AU  - Hueckel, Theodore
AU  - Irvine, William T. M.
AU  - Sacanna, Stefano
DA  - 2023-06-26
ID  - 13479
JF  - Chemistry of Materials
L1  - https://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/13479/files/xu-et-al-2023-caged-colloids.pdf
L1  - https://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/13479/files/6713682.zip
L2  - https://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/13479/files/xu-et-al-2023-caged-colloids.pdf
L2  - https://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/13479/files/6713682.zip
L4  - https://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/13479/files/xu-et-al-2023-caged-colloids.pdf
L4  - https://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/13479/files/6713682.zip
LA  - eng
LK  - https://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/13479/files/xu-et-al-2023-caged-colloids.pdf
LK  - https://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/13479/files/6713682.zip
N2  - Colloidal microcontainers, such as hollow capsules and colloidosomes, have a range of applications, including drug delivery, energy storage, and artificial protocells. In this study, we present a versatile and scalable self-assembly approach for encapsulating cargo particles within well-defined porous membranes or cages. The encapsulation process involves camouflaging cargo within a liquid matrix that serves as a scaffold for satellite particles to form densely packed shells around. These satellites fuse to create self-standing cages, after which the liquid matrix is dissolved, trapping the cargo inside. By adjusting the fusion protocol, we can control the porosity of the cages at various length scales. We demonstrate the potential of this technique by employing functional cargo to showcase transmembrane transport phenomena, such as the delivery and active uptake of nanoparticles.
PY  - 2023-06-26
T1  - Caged Colloids
TI  - Caged Colloids
UR  - https://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/13479/files/xu-et-al-2023-caged-colloids.pdf
UR  - https://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/13479/files/6713682.zip
Y1  - 2023-06-26
ER  -