Adhesion of perfume-filled microcapsules to model fabric surfaces
- Submitting institution
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The University of Birmingham
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 24069647
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.3109/02652048.2013.871359
- Title of journal
- Journal of Microencapsulation
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- First page
- 430
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 5
- ISSN
- 0265-2048
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
- April
- Year of publication
- 2014
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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5
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- This research, in collaboration with P&G, demonstrated that the adhesion of microcapsules to fabric surfaces at different scales can be reliably characterised using two new techniques; atomic force microscopy for single microcapsules, and flow chamber technique for microcapsules in population. Moreover, this work proposed an environmentally and consumer-friendly natural polysaccharide with positive charge to enhance adhesion. The research, presented at numerous international conferences, has been exploited by P&G to enhance deposition and retention of microcapsules in industrial fabric softeners onto fabric surfaces (Johan Smets, P&G), and has led to more than 10 PhD/EngD/EU/EPSRC further projects co-funded by P&G.
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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