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| Title |
Dispersion Polymerization of Polystyrene Particles Using Alcohol as Reaction Medium
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Discover Nano, February 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s11671-016-1261-8 |
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| Authors |
Young-Sang Cho, Cheol Hwan Shin, Sujin Han |
| Abstract |
In this study, monodisperse polystyrene nanospheres were prepared by dispersion polymerization using alcohol as reaction medium to prepare colloidal clusters of the latex beads. Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and 2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyltrimethylammonium chloride (MTC) were used as dispersion stabilizer and comonomer, respectively. The particle size could be controlled by adjusting the reactant compositions such as the amount of stabilizer, comonomer, and water in the reactant mixture. The size and monodispersity of the polymeric particles could be also controlled by changing the reaction medium with different alcohols other than ethanol or adjusting the polymerization temperature. The synthesized particles could be self-organized inside water-in-oil emulsion droplets by evaporation-driven self-assembly to produce colloidal clusters of the polymeric nanospheres. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 88 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 87 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 23 | 26% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 15% |
| Researcher | 10 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 12 | 14% |
| Unknown | 17 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 26 | 30% |
| Chemical Engineering | 10 | 11% |
| Materials Science | 8 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 5% |
| Unspecified | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 12 | 14% |
| Unknown | 24 | 27% |