Abstract
Polystyrene core microspheres of narrow-size distribution were prepared by dispersion polymerization of styrene in a mixture of ethanol and 2-methoxy ethanol. Polystyrene/polychloromethylstyrene and polystyrene/ poly(chloromethylstyrene-divinylbenzene) core-shell microspheres of narrow-size distribution were prepared by seeded emulsion polymerization of chloromethylstyrene or chloromethylstyrene and divinylbenzene in the presence of the polystyrene core microspheres at 71 °C. Core-shell particles with different properties (size, surface morphology, and composition) have been prepared by changing various parameters belonging to the emulsion polymerization process, e.g., volume of the chloromethylstyrene and the volume ratio of chloromethylstyrene to divinylbenzene. Dissolution of the polystyrene core of the polystyrene/ poly(chloromethylstyrene-divinylbenzene) core-shell particles resulted in the formation of crosslinked hollow polychloromethylstyrene microspheres, broken crosslinked polychloromethylstyrene shells, or particles containing voids, depending on the composition of the polystyrene/poly(chloromethylstyrene-divinylbenzene) particles.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 859-869 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Colloid and Polymer Science |
| Volume | 287 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2009 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:These studies were partially supported by a Minerva Grant (Microscale & Nanoscale Particles). The authors would like to thank Dr. Yossi Talyosef and Gregory Gershinsky from Bar-Ilan University for their help in the SEM photography.
Keywords
- Core-shell particles
- Emulsion polymerization
- Hollow microspheres
- Polychloromethylstyrene microspheres
- Polystyrene microspheres