Microscale polymer bottles corked with a phase-change material for temperature-controlled release

Dong Choon Hyun, Ping Lu, Sang Il Choi, Unyong Jeong, Younan Xia

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Abstract

Keep your wine chilled! Microscale polystyrene (PS) bottles are loaded with dye molecules and then corked with a phase-change material (PCM). When the temperature is raised beyond its melting point*the PCM quickly melts and triggers an instant release of the encapsulated dye. The release profiles can be manipulated by using a binary mixture of PCMs with different melting points.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)10468-10471
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume52
Issue number40
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 27 2013
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Catalysis
  • General Chemistry

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