This invention discloses a natural antibacterial polydopamine microcapsule and its preparation method. The shell material of the natural antibacterial polydopamine microcapsule is polydopamine, and the core material is
Artemisia argyi oil. Using a soft template method with
dimethyldiethoxysilane (DMDES) as the
raw material,
dopamine is in-situ self-polymerized on the surface of
polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)
emulsion droplets solubilized with
Artemisia argyi oil to prepare natural antibacterial polydopamine microcapsules encapsulating
Artemisia argyi oil. The microcapsules prepared by this invention are
micrometer-sized, monodisperse, and have high
sphericity, with an
average size of 1 μm. They exhibit high encapsulation efficiency for
Artemisia argyi oil, with the highest encapsulation efficiency reaching 21.5% of the total
mass of the microcapsules. This invention overcomes the disadvantages of high cost and environmental
pollution caused by the large use of surfactants in classic emulsions. The preparation process is simple; it overcomes the defects of
Artemisia argyi oil's volatility and
instability; it has good monodispersity and certain
antibacterial efficacy; and it can have a potential long-lasting
antibacterial effect through the sustained release of
Artemisia argyi oil. The preparation of monodisperse natural antibacterial polydopamine microcapsules has broad application potential in the industrial production of aromatic microcapsules.