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PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
Volume 12, Issue 38, Pages 11975-11983Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c0cp00119h
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- Unilever Research & Development, Netherlands
- Senter-Novem
- Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs [DFN0642300]
- US-ARO [56041CH]
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We present a novel microfluidic technique for precise characterization of controlled release of solute from porous latex supraparticles in a laminar flow environment. Dye-infused supraparticles are fabricated via dry self-assembly method using droplet templates dispensed on superhydrophobic substrates. A water-soluble dye is used as a model compound, the release rate of which is measured colorimetrically. The sustained release rates of dye from supraparticles and dye pellets are quantified and compared to common diffusion/dissolution mass transfer models. The results illustrate the potential of microfluidics as a tool in monitoring controlled release process and the role of the uniformly porous supraparticle matrix for the prolonged continuous solute delivery.
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