Issue 22, 2011
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Soft Matter

Facile fabrication of uniform golf-ball-shaped microparticles from various polymers†

Kyung-Hee Hwangbo,a   Mi Ri Kim,a   Chang-Soo Lee*b  and  Kuk Young Cho*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Division of Advanced Materials Engineering, Kongju National University, 275, Budae-dong, Cheonan, Chungnam, Korea
E-mail: kycho@kongju.ac.kr
Fax: +82 41 568 5776
Tel: +82 41 521 9398

b Department of Chemical Engineering, Chungnam National University, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Korea
E-mail: rhadum@cnu.ac.kr

Abstract

We demonstrate the new fabrication of uniform polymer microparticles exhibiting not only an internal porous structure but also a golf-ball-like dimple pattern on the surface. The method provides a simple route for engineering the physical aspects of microparticles and can also be applied to various polymers that have been a continuous challenge in microparticle engineering. The final appearance of the porous structure interior of the microparticles was determined by the selection of amorphous or semi-crystalline polymers.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1SM06529G
Article type
Paper
Submitted
08 Aug 2011
Accepted
09 Sep 2011
First published
13 Oct 2011

Soft Matter, 2011,7, 10874-10878

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Facile fabrication of uniform golf-ball-shaped microparticles from various polymers

K. Hwangbo, M. R. Kim, C. Lee and K. Y. Cho, Soft Matter, 2011, 7, 10874 DOI: 10.1039/C1SM06529G

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