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Morphology of micron‐sized, monodisperse, nonspherical polystyrene/poly( n ‐butyl methacrylate) composite particles produced by seeded dispersion polymerization
Author(s) -
Okubo M.,
Miya T.,
Minami H.,
Takekoh R.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.10158
Subject(s) - dispersity , dispersion polymerization , polystyrene , materials science , composite number , dispersion (optics) , polymer chemistry , methyl methacrylate , morphology (biology) , polymerization , methacrylate , chemical engineering , seeding , composite material , polymer , optics , physics , biology , genetics , engineering , thermodynamics
Nonspherical polystyrene (PS)/poly (n ‐butyl methacrylate) (PBMA) composite particles with uneven surfaces were produced by seeded dispersion polymerization of BMA with 1.65‐μm, monodisperse, spherical PS seed particles. The composite particles consisted of a PS core and an incomplete PBMA shell. The formation mechanism of such nonspherical particles was discussed. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 83: 2013–2021, 2002