Stimulus-Sensitive Liquid Marble

Abstract

‘Liquid marbles’ are liquid-in-gas dispersed systems: relatively hydrophobic solid particles adsorbed to air-liquid interface stabilize the liquid marbles. The stability and structure of liquid marbles prepared using stimulus-responsive particles can be controlled by external stimuli, such as pH, temperature, light and magnetic field. Thanks to these stimuli-responsive characters, the liquid marbles have potential encapsulation/release applications.