Issue 10, 2013

One-step facile synthesis of monodisperse raspberry-like P(S–MPS–AA) colloidal particles

Abstract

This paper presents a one-step procedure for the facile synthesis of monodisperse raspberry-like polymer colloidal particles by soap-free emulsion polymerization of styrene (S), acrylic acid (AA), and 3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylate (MPS). In this method, when S, AA, and MPS are mixed with water and stirred at a certain temperature, raspberry-like P(S–MPS–AA) colloidal particles with uniform shapes and sizes could be obtained in a reliable manner. Both the core particles and the smaller corona particles of core surfaces were formed in situ. A mechanism of formation based on the second nucleation induced by MPS-enriched segments on the core surfaces is proposed.

Graphical abstract: One-step facile synthesis of monodisperse raspberry-like P(S–MPS–AA) colloidal particles

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
29 Dec 2012
Accepted
05 Feb 2013
First published
01 Mar 2013

Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 3020-3027

One-step facile synthesis of monodisperse raspberry-like P(S–MPS–AA) colloidal particles

Y. Sun, Y. Yin, M. Chen, S. Zhou and L. Wu, Polym. Chem., 2013, 4, 3020 DOI: 10.1039/C3PY21155J

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