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MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 37, Issue 1, Pages 47-52Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/marc.201500449
Keywords
microcavities; seeded emulsion polymerization; polymers; surface roughness
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51433008]
- Natural Science Foundation of Shannxi Province [2015JQ2055]
- basic research fund of Northwestern Polytechnical University [3102014JCQ01094, 3102014ZD]
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Polymer microcavities with adjustable openings and surface roughness are fabricated on a large scale via single-hole poly(glycidyl methacrylate) (PGMA) swelling seed particles. The size of openings of these microcavities can be adjusted by changing the amount of hydrophilic monomer, and the degree of surface roughness is easily regulated relying on the adjustment of the polarity of monomer. Furthermore, the morphology of PGMA/poly(styrene-methacrylic acid) (PGMA/P(S-MAA)) microparticles from microcavity to erythrocyte shape is controlled by the polarity of seed surface. From transmission electron microscopy images of PGMA/P(S-MAA) microparticles, a fresh polymer particle appears in the cavity. To confirm this phenomenon, thermal annealing process in dioxane/water solution is carried out. Considering the flexibility of polymers, the openings and closing of the prepared microparticles are regulated following the increase in volume ratio of dioxane/water. Ball-in-bowl-shaped PGMA/P(S-MAA) microparticles are further presented, which proves secondary nucleation of monomer in the polymerization stage.
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