Synthesis of Microspheres Stabilized Sterically with Two-Component Grafted Chains by Dispersion Copolymerizations Using Mixture of Two Macromonomers in Nonaqueous Media
✍ Scribed by Koji Ishizu; Yoshiki Okuno
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 159 KB
- Volume
- 248
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9797
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✦ Synopsis
The polymer microspheres were synthesized by dispersion copolymerization of divinylbenzene (DVB) with two vinylbenzyl-terminated poly(ethylene glycol methylether) (PEG)/poly(t-butyl methacrylate) (PBMA) macromonomer blends in methanol. In these systems of two macromonomer blends as the emulsifier, the polymer microspheres formed had a very narrow particle size distribution. Two macromonomers formed comicelles with DVB monomer and acted not only as the comonomer but also as the stabilizer. Such polymer microspheres were stabilized sterically with two-component grafted chains, such as PEG and PBMA, in methanol.