Novel microcapsule designs and manufacturing processes
Lead Research Organisation:
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Department Name: Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
Abstract
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People |
ORCID iD |
| Alexander Routh (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Al-Sharabi M
(2024)
Magnetic zinc oxide/silica microbeads for the photocatalytic degradation of azo dyes
in Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
Lobel B
(2024)
Current Challenges in Microcapsule Designs and Microencapsulation Processes: A Review
in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
| Description | We have been making spherical and non-spherical microparticles that contain an oil core and an inorganic shell. These materials can be used in laundry detergents and the fragrance or enzyme only released when desired. We have been making silica microbeads via a templated aggregation mechanism and we are putting a polymeric shell around the bead. We are measuring the adhesion of thebeads nto different surfaces as well as the force necessary to crush them |
| Exploitation Route | We currently have four papers under review - theyare not yet accepted so cannot be listed as outputs but the grant is being very productive |
| Sectors | Agriculture Food and Drink Chemicals Energy Manufacturing including Industrial Biotechology Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology |
| Description | Mercedes Fernandes |
| Organisation | University of Granada |
| Department | Department of Chemical Engineering |
| Country | Spain |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Academic came to Cambridge for sabbatical visit. This has established links between Cambridge and Grenada |
| Collaborator Contribution | Academic came to Cambridge for sabbatical visit. This has established links between Cambridge and Grenada |
| Impact | - |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Olivier Cayre at leeds |
| Organisation | University of Leeds |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The project is a collaboration between Leeds, Birmingham and Cambridge |
| Collaborator Contribution | Three post-docs all working closely together |
| Impact | None yet - papers are in preparation |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Zhibing Zhang at Birmingham |
| Organisation | University of Birmingham |
| Department | School of Chemical Engineering |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Three postdocs all working closely together |
| Collaborator Contribution | Project is a collaborationb between Leeds, Birmingham and Cambridge |
| Impact | none yet - papers being prepared |
| Start Year | 2021 |