Issue 4, 2012
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One-pot synthesis of monodisperse latex particles with single-cavity structure†

Zifu Li,a   Xiaoling Weia  and  To Ngai*a  

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a Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin N.T., Hong Kong
E-mail: tongai@cuhk.edu.hk
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Abstract

This paper describes a simple and flexible method for fabricating polymeric particles with single-cavity structure by a modified soap-free emulsion polymerization (SFEP). The key is to introduce a functional comonomer (methyl methacrylate, MMA) and a crosslinker (divinylbenzene, DVB) to a conventional three-component SFEP system, followed by polymerization. Anisotropic latex particles with good monodispersity in both size and shape are directly produced in one-pot synthesis with a high yield. The importance of the presence of MMA and DVB in the SFEP with regards to the anisotropic particles formation is discussed.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2RA01209J
Article type
Communication
Submitted
30 Nov 2011
Accepted
07 Dec 2011
First published
06 Jan 2012

RSC Adv., 2012,2, 1322-1325

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One-pot synthesis of monodisperse latex particles with single-cavity structure

Z. Li, X. Wei and T. Ngai, RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 1322 DOI: 10.1039/C2RA01209J

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