Illustration of a droplet (IMAGE)

University of Gothenburg

Illustration of a droplet

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An oil droplet (yellow) stabilised by temperature-sensitive microgels (green) in water (blue). The microgels maintain the stability of the oil droplets at room temperature, but when heated, their shape flattens and the emulsion dissolves.

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Marcel Rey

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