Stanko Kramer

INTRODUCTION Emulsions are thermodynamically unstable systems prepared with two immiscible liquid phases, where these phases are referred to as the internal (or dispersed) and external (or continuous) phases. The external phase provides structural support for the dispersed phase droplets by surrounding them.1, 2 Conventionally, one of the emulsion phases is water or an aqueous solution while the other is composed of hydrophobic components.

Abstract Combining high internal phase emulsion templating with thiol-ene click chemistry produces porous polymers with high yields and degradable ester linkages. This study compares the influence of the monomer functionalities (tri versus tetra), internal phase volume, and initiation type (photo versus thermal) on the morphological and mechanical properties of poly(high internal phase emulsions) (polyHIPEs).