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SUMMARY:Drops: A bio-inspired tool to structure materials
LOCATION:Virtual Seminar
TZID:America/Denver
DTSTART:20210114T090000
UID:2026-05-05-01-07-55@natsci.colostate.edu
DTSTAMP:20260505T010755
Description:About the Seminar:\n\nNature produces soft materials possessing
  exceptional mechanical properties. These properties are to a large extent
  related to the well-defined structures and locally varying compositions o
 f these natural materials. Key to the excellent control nature possesses o
 ver the structure and local composition of its materials is their fabricat
 ion: Many of these materials are formed from compartmentalized reagents th
 at are stored at high concentrations and released on demand with a high te
 mporal and spatial control. Inspired by nature\, we use emulsion drops as 
 compartments to build macroscopic granular hydrogels. In this talk\, I wil
 l demonstrate how we convert individually dispersed emulsion drops into se
 lectively permeable viscoelastic capsules that enable controlled localized
  release of reagents. These capsules are most frequently employed as indiv
 idually dispersed delivery vehicles. In the second part of this talk\, I w
 ill demonstrate how we go beyond the current use of capsules by converting
  them into inks that can be 3D printed into strong and tough double networ
 k granular hydrogels.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nZoom Link\n\nPasscode: 1872 9:00 am
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