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Monodisperse Silica-Polymer Core-Shell Microspheres via Surface Grafting and Emulsion Polymerization

✍ Scribed by Kai Zhang; Haitao Chen; Xin Chen; Zhimin Chen; Zhanchen Cui; Bai Yang

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2003
Tongue
English
Weight
210 KB
Volume
288
Category
Article
ISSN
1438-7492

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

We describe a flexible method for preparing monodisperse silica‐polystyrene core‐shell microspheres. In this method, silica nanoparticles grafted with 3‐(trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylate (MPS) were employed as seeds in an emulsion polymerization. The thickness of the shells could be changed through varying the amount of the monomer. The monodispersity and diameters of the core‐shell microspheres were found to depend on the size of the grafted silica nanoparticles and the concentration of emulsifier. In addition, we investigated the formation mechanism of the core‐shell microspheres.

Schematic outline of the experimental procedure and TEM image of the monodisperse silica/PS core‐shell microspheres; inset: grafted silica nanoparticles (scale bar = 200 nm).

magnified imageSchematic outline of the experimental procedure and TEM image of the monodisperse silica/PS core‐shell microspheres; inset: grafted silica nanoparticles (scale bar = 200 nm).

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