Method for encapsulating a liquid

摘要

The invention provides a method for encapsulating a liquid, which method comprises the steps of: (a) providing a suspension of droplets of the liquid to be encapsulated; (b) stabilizing the suspension of droplets with a surfactant; (c) adding a layered inorganic material to the stabilized suspension obtained in step (b); and (d) subjecting the suspension obtained in step (c) to a treatment which establishes that a shell of a hybrid material is formed around the droplets, which hybrid material comprises at least part of the inorganic material and at least part of the surfactant. The invention further provides encapsulated liquid droplets obtainable by said method.