Facile preparation of artemisia argyi oil-loaded antibacterial microcapsules by hydroxyapatite-stabilized Pickering emulsion templating

Artemisia argyi oil (AAO)-loaded antibacterial microcapsules with hydroxyapatite (HAp)/poly(melamine formaldehyde) (PMF) hybrid shells were facilely prepared by oil-in-water (O/W) Pickering emulsion templating. AAO-in-water emulsions were stabilized using HAp nanoparticles as the particulate emulsifier. The hybrid shells were fabricated by in situ polymerization of melamine formaldehyde pre-polymer (pre-MF) at the interface of the O/W Pickering...