Next generation core-shell materials based on biomolecular dual-templating

该项目旨在利用可持续的生物分子双模板工艺，为下一代核壳材料的精密工程发现和开发新的方法和知识。这项研究建立在最近一项突破性的乳状液和仿生双重模板技术的基础上，可以方便地制备二氧化硅胶囊，并有望彻底改变目前制造核壳材料的方法。通过围绕这一突破建立基本的理解，预计将取得重大成果，包括基于生物分子设计的分级纳米材料的新概念，核壳材料的新分子和工程设计规则，以及用于持续释放和递送系统的新型材料。

This project aims to discover and develop new methods and knowledge for the precision engineering of next-generation core-shell materials using sustainable biomolecular dual-templating processes. This research builds on a recent breakthrough - emulsion and biomimetic dual-templating technology for facile preparation of silica capsules, and is expected to revolutionise current approaches for making core-shell materials. Significant outcomes are expected to be achieved through building fundamental understanding around this breakthrough, including new concepts for hierarchical nanomaterials based on biomolecular design, new molecular and engineering design rules for core-shell materials, and novel materials for applications in sustained release and delivery systems.