Aerosol Process for theIn SituCoating of Nanoparticles with a Polymer Shell

Autor: Jalal Poostforooshan, Gabriella-Paula Brunotte, Sabine Beuermann, Gerhard Ziegmann, Alfred P. Weber, Manuel Gensch, S. Rennecke
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Aerosol Science and Technology. 48:1111-1122
ISSN: 1521-7388
0278-6826
DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2014.964354
Popis: This article presents a novel method to encapsulate gas-borne nanoparticles with a polymeric shell. This method implies heterogeneous condensation of monomer vapor around the surface of nanoparticles as nuclei and polymerization is then subsequently started by addition of NH3 as aerosol initiator. Ag and SiO2 nanoparticles were generated as inorganic core by spark discharge and nebulization, respectively, and glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) was used as organic monomer. The effect of several parameters, including vapor pressure of monomer and properties of inorganic core such as morphology, material, particle size, and production method on the thickness of polymeric shell and morphology of resulting nanocomposites has been investigated. The particle size distribution and morphology of the resulting core-shell nanoparticles have been studied via scanning mobility particle sizer (SMPS) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). Finally, the coating efficiency was determined by aerosol photoemission (APE) and th...
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