Recent studies of Janus emulsions prepared by one-step vibrational mixing

Abstract Emulsion science has recently experienced several profound changes. At first, interfacial thermodynamics has been found to play a significant role in the behavior of multiple emulsions, leading to an unexpected effect on their traditional medium energy preparation as well as to an extension of their preparation into large volumes. In order to illustrate these changes, the present article is initiated by a brief review of the correlation between the equilibrium interfacial tensions and the configuration of Janus emulsions prepared by one-step vibrational mixing, and extends to the phase inversion of Janus droplets inside its interfacial tension range, followed by an assessment of the progress in the preparation of Janus emulsions and their application to fabricate complex anisotropic particles in scale.