orthosilicate (TEOS, Sigma-Aldrich,
98%), n-hexadecane (HD, Alfa Aesar, 99%), thymol
blue (TMB, Sigma-Aldrich), hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide
(CTAB, Sigma-Aldrich, ≥99%), chitosan (CS, low molecular weight,
Sigma-Aldrich), alginic acid sodium salt from brown algae (ALG, low
viscosity, Sigma-Aldrich), 1H-benzotriazole (BTA,
Fluka, >99%), soybean oil (Sigma-Aldrich), linseed oil (Carl Roth
GmbH), methyl methacrylate (MMA, Acros Organics, 99%), butyl acrylate
(BA, Acros Organics, >99%), potassium persulfate (KPS, Merck),
Lutensol
AT50 (BASF), Nile blue A (Sigma-Aldrich, ≥75%), coumarin 6
(Sigma-Aldrich, 98%), copper sheet (SF-Cu, Jeddeloh, Germany), hydrochloric
acid (HCl, Sigma-Aldrich), sodium chloride (NaCl, Carl Roth GmbH,
≥99.5%), sodium hydroxide (NaOH, Sigma-Aldrich, >98%), acetic
acid (AcOH, VWR), 1-butanol (BuOH, Fisher Chemical, ≥99.5%),
tetrahydrofuran (THF, Fisher Chemical, ≥99.8%), and n-hexane (Fisher Chemical, ≥95%) were used as received.
The water used was deionized.