Sometimes a droplet needs a little protection while it’s traveling to its destination. When that’s the case, we often try to encapsulate it in a layer of material that won’t Keep reading
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Wrapping Droplets
Future efforts for targeted drug delivery may require encapsulating droplets before transporting them to their final location. One method for encapsulation is wrapping a drop in a thin, solid sheet. Keep reading
Self-Wrapping Drops
A liquid drop can fold itself up in a thin sheet. The animation above shows a drop of water with an ultra-thin (79nm) circular sheet of polystyrene atop it. As Keep reading
Encapsulating Drops
Building and manipulating drops containing multiple chemicals is useful in pharmaceutical applications. But it can be a challenge to encapsulate multiple fluids without mixing them immediately. The research poster above Keep reading