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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2020
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Daeyeon Lee, Wynnewood, PA (US);
Kathleen J Stebe, Penn Valley, PA (US);
Tiancheng Wang, Philadelphia, PA (US);
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
This disclosure demonstrates a new method to produce three dimensional multiphasic structures, including bijels, via vapor-induced phase separation (VIPS). In VIPS, the evaporation of the co-solvent from a ternary mixture of oil, water and ethanol, induces phase separation. Particles present in the mixture attach to the interface and arrest the phase separation between water and oil. VIPS enables, inter alia, the fabrication of films and coatings via spreading or spraying particle-laden suspension onto a surface without the need for an outer aqueous phase.