@inproceedings{af8ceb405bae4901ac2249149e63be6b,
title = "Preparation and characterisation of user-friendly PMMA microcapsules for consumer care",
abstract = "A flat membrane combined with a mechanical stirrer has been used to prepare poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) microcapsules containing an oil-based active ingredient. A florescence dye pyrromethene 546 was added in the liquid core in order to measure the shell thickness of microcapsules using confocal laser scanning microscopy under a fluorescence condition. The size distribution of the formed microcapsules was measured by a static light scattering (SLS) technique. The mechanical properties of the microcapsules were studied using a micromanipulation technique based on compression of single microcapsules between two parallel surfaces and finite element modelling (FEM).",
keywords = "Mechanical Strength, Membrane Emulsification, Microcapsules, Micromanipulation, Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), Size Distribution",
author = "Xuemiao Pan and Ruben Mercade-Prieto and David York and Preece, {Jon A.} and Zhibing Zhang",
year = "2013",
doi = "10.1063/1.4812109",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780735411661",
series = "AIP Conference Proceedings",
pages = "1027--1030",
booktitle = "Powders and Grains 2013 - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Micromechanics of Granular Media",
note = "7th International Conference on Micromechanics of Granular Media: Powders and Grains 2013 ; Conference date: 08-07-2013 Through 12-07-2013",
}