Abstract
The fabrication of colloidal and temperature stable microcapsules for encapsulation of biomolecules based on matrix-assisted layer-by-layer (LbL) encapsulation by polyelectrolyte self-assembly has been demonstrated. In brief, the process is based on the emulsification of a hydrogel in warm oil for microdroplet formation. The hydrogel acts as a matrix for the later encapsulation process and can be loaded with biomolecules. After microdroplets of, for example, protein loaded hydrogel are formed by emulsification, cooling leads to solidification of the droplets to form microbeads, followed by encapsulation of the hydrogel microbeads with polyelectrolyte multilayers through an LbL self-assembly process to form polymeric capsules. Colloidal stability, encapsulation efficiency, and temperature stability of the LbL hydrogel microcapsules composed from different polyelectrolytes with various ionic strengths and charge densities have been studied. Microcapsules fabricated with strong polyelectrolytes showed better...
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