Synthesis of Poly(styrene-acrylates-acrylic acid)‎ Microspheres and Their Chemical Composition towards Colloidal Crystal Films

Joint Authors

Cortez-Lemus, Norma A.
Ríos-Osuna, Luis A.
Paraguay-Delgado, Francisco
Licea-Claverie, Angel

Source

International Journal of Polymer Science

Issue

Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-10, 10 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2016-12-18

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

10

Main Subjects

Physics

Abstract EN

In this paper, polystyrene colloidal microspheres have been prepared using hexyl acrylate (HA), ethylhexyl acrylate (EHA), isooctyl acrylate (IOA), butyl acrylate (BA), or isobutyl acrylate (IBA) as comonomers.

Microspheres with diameters from 212 to 332 nm and with a polystyrene content of 65–78% were prepared.

The particles prepared in this work do not present the typical core-shell structure; as a consequence, DSC analysis showed that the microspheres exhibited only one Tg.

TEM images show that the particles with comonomer content below ~30% were spherical and regular.

Microspheres containing comonomer between 21 to 25% produced the less brittle films showing very iridescent colors.

The films prepared from microspheres containing hexyl, ethylhexyl, and isooctyl acrylate as comonomers are firmly attached to the substrate due to their adhesive properties.

The large decrease of the fragility observed in these films makes them much more attractive materials in sensing applications.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Ríos-Osuna, Luis A.& Licea-Claverie, Angel& Paraguay-Delgado, Francisco& Cortez-Lemus, Norma A.. 2016. Synthesis of Poly(styrene-acrylates-acrylic acid) Microspheres and Their Chemical Composition towards Colloidal Crystal Films. International Journal of Polymer Science،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Ríos-Osuna, Luis A.…[et al.]. Synthesis of Poly(styrene-acrylates-acrylic acid) Microspheres and Their Chemical Composition towards Colloidal Crystal Films. International Journal of Polymer Science No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Ríos-Osuna, Luis A.& Licea-Claverie, Angel& Paraguay-Delgado, Francisco& Cortez-Lemus, Norma A.. Synthesis of Poly(styrene-acrylates-acrylic acid) Microspheres and Their Chemical Composition towards Colloidal Crystal Films. International Journal of Polymer Science. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106797

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1106797