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In‐situ formation of metal nanoparticle/acrylic polymer hybrid and its application to miniemulsion polymerization
Author(s) -
Tamai Toshiyuki,
Watanabe Mitsuru,
Matsukawa Kimihiro
Publication year - 2015
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.42675
Subject(s) - miniemulsion , materials science , polymerization , nanoparticle , polymer , polymer chemistry , chemical engineering , radical polymerization , silver nanoparticle , nanotechnology , composite material , engineering
We present in‐situ formation of metal nanoparticle/acrylic polymer hybrid and its application to prepare hybrid latex particles by miniemulsion polymerization. On the surface of a silver nanoparticle/silica nanoparticle/acrylic polymer hybrid layer formed in‐situ on a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate, a copper film is deposited using electroless copper deposition. Silver nanoparticles, which are formed in‐situ via the reduction of silver ion by radical species and subsequent annealing, work as a catalyst for the electroless deposition. Miniemulsion polymerization via the in‐situ formation of nanoparticles affords nanoparticle/acrylic polymer hybrid latex particles and polymer particles. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132 , 42675.