Issue 3, 2017

Fabrication of convex lens-shaped polymer particles by tuning the interfacial interaction

Abstract

In this communication, we report a facile yet effective approach to fabricate polystyrene-b-poly(4-vinyl pyridine) (PS-b-P4VP) convex lens (CL)-like microparticles with hexagonally stacked cylindrical P4VP domains via three-dimensional confined assembly. Addition of a hydrogen bonding agent, 3-n-pentadecylphenol (PDP), not only changes the volume fraction of the P4VP domain, but also alters the interfacial interactions between the blocks and the surfactant. A neutral interface could be created by tuning the content of PDP, resulting in the formation of CL-like microparticles. Selective swelling and then deswelling of these particles offers us a convenient way to synthesize isoporous particles with tunable pore size, potentially useful in ultrafiltration with high selectivity.

Graphical abstract: Fabrication of convex lens-shaped polymer particles by tuning the interfacial interaction

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Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
30 maj 2016
Accepted
27 aug 2016
First published
05 sep 2016

Mater. Chem. Front., 2017,1, 507-511

Fabrication of convex lens-shaped polymer particles by tuning the interfacial interaction

J. Xu, Y. Yang, K. Wang, Y. Wu and J. Zhu, Mater. Chem. Front., 2017, 1, 507 DOI: 10.1039/C6QM00072J

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