Encapsulation by AESO bio-based polymers through microfluidic tools
Résumé
With the increasing environmental concerns, the polymers field is aiming towards a greener behavior, regardless of the domain of application [1]. In particular, the growth of bio-based polymers is gradually replacing petro-sourced ones. This rapid development has been helped by the infinite resources of the former's source. However, this substitution should at least maintain the properties of the replaced materials, without adding great complexity to the synthesis. Namely, soybean oil has been the target as a viable source for green polymers. As a matter of fact, recent works have been focusing on the synthesis of a polymer based on acrylated epoxidized soy bean oil (AESO) [2]. Here, we show the use of AESO as a bio-based polymer for microencapsulation, using microfluidics systems. Figure 1: (a) Microchip for AESO particles (b) SEM image of an AESO microparticle