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COLLOID AND POLYMER SCIENCE
Volume 284, Issue 7, Pages 755-762Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00396-005-1428-9
Keywords
morphology; microemulsion polymerization; silica; nanocomposite
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Polymethylmethacrylate/SiO2 nanocomposite particles were prepared through microemulsion polymerization by using the silica particles coated with 3-(trimethoxysilyl) propyl methacrylate (MSMA) in both acidic and alkaline conditions. Core-shell and other interesting morphology nanocomposite particles were obtained depending on the pH of the microemulsion, the amount of silanol, and the coupling agent concentration employed. Then, by combining a modified microemulsion polymerization process, i.e., an additional monomer-adding process, the solid contents of the polymer/inorganic nanocomposite microemulsion could greatly increase. Thus, by adjusting these parameters and polymerization process, it was possible to control the morphology and size of the nanocomposites.
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