Synthesis and characterization of asymmetric polymer/inorganic nanocomposites with pH/temperature sensitivity

► Pickering emulsion is used which is an easy, comprehensive and inexpensive method to fabricate asymmetric polymer/inorganic nanocomposites. ► TEM images indicate that achieved nanocomposites have asymmetric morphology. ► SiO2 fabricated with PDMAEMA and PNIPAAM has both pH and temperature sensitivity. ► pH- and thermo-stimuli have been investigated, it shows that nanocomposite particles behave differently according to outside-stimuli.