Microfluidic Studies of Stimuli-Responsive Emulsions

刺激响应乳液的微流控研究

• 批准号: DP0771910
• 负责人: Prof Anton Middelberg
• 金额: $ 36.76万
• 依托单位: The University of Queensland
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2007-01-01 至 2009-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP0771910
• 关键词: Microfluidic; Studies; Stimuli; Responsive; Emulsions

Breakthrough 'stimuli-responsive interface technology' has been developed in Australia to allow better control over emulsions, which are oil-in-water mixtures used widely in everyday products such as medicines. This project will increase our understanding of this new technology, by examining how the chemistry of the molecules at the interface interacts with fluid behaviour when the emulsion is made. The research will employ miniature lab-on-a-chip systems, to give engineers and scientists design rules for this new technology, opening the way to new products that will improve our everyday lives. One immediate product to be researched is 'precision' double emulsions, which show unique properties for the delivery of chemotherapy medicines.

澳大利亚开发了突破性的“刺激响应界面技术”，可以更好地控制乳剂，乳剂是广泛用于药品等日常产品的水包油混合物。这个项目将增加我们对这项新技术的理解，通过研究当乳液形成时，界面上分子的化学性质如何与流体行为相互作用。这项研究将采用微型芯片实验室系统，为工程师和科学家提供这项新技术的设计规则，为改善我们日常生活的新产品开辟道路。一种即将被研究的产品是“精确”双重乳液，它显示出独特的化疗药物输送特性。