Synthesis of polymeric microcapsules by interfacial-suspension cationic photopolymerisation of divinyl ether monomer in aqueous suspension

Autor: Roberto Pisano, Simon P. Bassett, M. Benedetti, Tara L. Schiller, Thomas R. Congdon, Mohammad Alauhdin, Marco Sangermano, David M. Haddleton, Steven M. Howdle
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Polymer Chemistry. 8:972-975
ISSN: 1759-9962
1759-9954
DOI: 10.1039/c6py01782g
Popis: Polymeric microcapusles have been synthesised with a markedly more hydrophillic monomer than previously reported, triethylene glycol divinyl ether, using cationic photopolymerisation in an aqueous environment. Characterisation by NMR and SEM show that the particles are formed with low dispersity with a size of approximately 1 μm in spite of the expected inhibition in aqueous conditions. Furthermore, supercritical carbon dioxide has been used to generate silver nanoparticles which distribute throughout the shell of the microcapsules further illustrating the structure of these capsules with characterisation by TEM and SAXS.
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