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Microsphere Fabrication and Applications: an Overview

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

David L. Wilcox Sr. and
Morris Berg
David L. Wilcox Sr.
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801
Morris Berg
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801
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Abstract

The diversity of applications for spherical materials, often referred to as hollow or solid microspheres, microballoons, shells and microcapsules, span a wide range of technologies and attracts the talents of individuals from a broad set of disciplines. Consequently, this knowledge and capability is widely dispersed. A prime objective of this symposium was to bring that diverse community together to share, for mutual benefit, that knowledge and capability. This article highlights some of these diverse technologies and applications and identifies some of the many important literature sources encountered.

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