Abstract
Hollow microspheres with SiO 2/polymer binary shell were fabricated from Pickering emulsion stabilized solely by methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane-modified SiO 2 particles, and were characterized by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transformation infrared spectrum, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The microspheres were templated by the Pickering droplets and the inner structure was affect by the proportion of crosslinking reagent. TGA result indicated that 60.3% of polymer in the shell was connected with SiO 2 by covalent bond which was formed by copolymerization of styrene and the reactive C=C group on SiO 2 stabilizer.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 273-277 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Polymers for Advanced Technologies |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2012 |
Keywords
- Hollow microspheres
- Phase separation
- Pickering emulsion polymerization