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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
Volume 448, Issue -, Pages 123-129Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2015.02.007
Keywords
Strawberry-like microspheres; LED light diffusing film; PMMA spheres; Colloidal silica
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- Science and Technology Foundation of Shanghai [12nm0503600]
- National Innovation Fund [1203H157000]
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This paper presents a facile method to fabricate volumetric light diffusing films with high transmittance and haze simultaneously by mimicking the micro- and nanostructure of compound eyes. Strawberry-like polymethyl methactylate/SiO2 composite microspheres were first prepared via the electrostatic attraction between positively charged PMMA spheres and negatively charged SiO2 nanoparticles, and further blended with polyacrylate latex to produce light diffusing coatings. A novel light diffusing film with hemispherical surface was built by casting the light diffusing coatings on optical-grade PET film. Effects of the sizes of PMMA spheres and SiO2 nanoparticles on the optical properties of light diffusing film were investigated by a haze meter and application on a LED lamp. The best result (transmittance 94.6% and haze 84.2%) was achieved for the strawberry-like composite microspheres based on 1 pm PMMA spheres and 50 nm SiO2 nanoparticles. The light-diffusing mechanism of the strawberry-like microspheres in the film was discussed. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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