Polymer Colloids: Moving beyond Spherical Particles

Authors

  • Marco Lattuada Department of Chemistry, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 9, CH-1700 Fribourg https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7058-9509
  • Kata Dorbic Department of Chemistry, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 9, CH-1700 Fribourg

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2022.841

PMID:

38069696

Keywords:

Emulsion polymerization, Non-spherical particles, Polymer colloids, Self-assembly

Abstract

When thinking about colloidal particles, the fist image that comes into mind is that of tiny little polystyrene spheres with a narrow size distribution. While spherical polymer colloids are one of the workhorses of colloid science, scientists have been working on the development of progressively advanced strategies to move beyond particles with spherical shapes, and prepared polymer colloids with more complex morphologies. This short review aims at providing a summary of these developments, focusing primarily on methods applicable to submicron particles, with an eye towards their applications and some discussion about advantages and drawbacks of the various approaches.

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Published

2022-10-26