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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
卷 652, 期 -, 页码 82-94出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.08.083
关键词
Seeded emulsion polymerization; Polymerization induced phase separation; Colloids; Rough particles; Porous particles; Anisotropic particles; Ellipsoids; Patchy particles
The research found that controlled chemical patchiness on polystyrene microspheres can be transformed into ellipsoidal particles through thermomechanical stretching, and the patches can be successfully removed. The size of the patches determines the final appearance and roughness of the particles, and this study provides a simple and controllable platform for creating colloids with adjustable surface patterns.
Hypothesis: Colloidal surface morphology determines suspension properties and applications. While existing methods are effective at generating specific features on spherical particles, an approach extending this to non-spherical particles is currently missing. Synthesizing un-crosslinked polymer microspheres with controlled chemical patchiness would allow subsequent thermomechanical stretching to translate surface topographical features to ellipsoidal particles.Experiments: A systematic study using seeded emulsion polymerization to create polystyrene (PS) microspheres with controlled surface patches of poly(tert-butyl acrylate) (PtBA) was performed with different polymerization parameters such as concentration of tBA monomer, co-swelling agent, and initiator. Thermomechanical stretching converted seed spheres to microellipsoids. Acid catalyzed hydrolysis (ACH) was performed to remove the patch domains. Roughness was characterized before and after ACH using atomic force microscopy.Findings: PS spheres with controlled chemical patchiness were synthesized. A balance between two factors, domain coalescence from reduced viscosity and domain growth via monomer absorption, dictates the final PtBA) patch features. ACH mediated removal of patch domains produced either golf ball-like porous particles or multicavity particles, depending on the size of the precursor patches. Patchy microspheres were successfully stretched into microellipsoids while retaining their surface characteristics. Particle roughness is governed by the patch geometry and increases after ACH. Overall, this study provides a facile yet controllable platform for creating colloids with highly adjustable surface patterns.
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