An Application of Silica-Based Monolithic Membrane Emulsification Technique for Easy and Efficient Preparation of Uniformly Sized Polymer Particles
✍ Scribed by Ken Hosoya; Mitsuko Bendo; Nobuo Tanaka; Yoshiyuki Watabe; Tohru Ikegami; Hiroyoshi Minakuchi; Kazuki Nakanishi
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 259 KB
- Volume
- 290
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1438-7492
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Summary: Uniformly sized polymer particles were prepared by an emulsification and polymerization technique utilizing a silica monolithic membrane, namely the “silica monolithic membrane emulsification technique”. In this paper, we utilized silica monolithic membrane as a device for the preparation of uniformly sized polymer particles. A mixture of monomers, diluents and oil‐soluble initiator was emulsified into a continuous medium through the silica monolithic membrane and polymerized. The particles obtained had a higher size uniformity than that of particles prepared by previously reported membrane emulsification techniques, such as the Shirasu Porous Glass (SPG) emulsification technique. Through the silica monolithic membrane emulsification technique, we could prepare particles having availability as a possible packing material for solid‐phase extraction (SPE) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).
SEM photograph of silica particles prepared through capillary plate membrane.
magnified imageSEM photograph of silica particles prepared through capillary plate membrane.