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Facile Fabrication of Monolayered Hollow Submicrospheres of PANI on Surfaces of Modified Polymer Films
Author(s) -
Zhong Wenbin,
Wang Yongxin,
Yan Yan,
Yang Wantai
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.200850113
Subject(s) - polyaniline , aniline , materials science , photografting , polymerization , chemical engineering , polymer , polypropylene , fabrication , polymer chemistry , conductive polymer , monomer , acrylate , chemistry , composite material , organic chemistry , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , engineering
Summary: A novel strategy was developed in order to prepare monolayered polyaniline (PANI) submicrospheres on polymer substrates. The strategy involved two main steps, i.e., photografting of acrylate acid (AA) onto the surface of a polypropylene (PP) film, and subsequent oxidative polymerization of aniline on the grafted surface. It was found that the PANI monolayered hollow submicrospheres were immobilized on the surface of the PP film when the molar ratio of AA to aniline was about 1:1.6. A possible formation mechanism of the hollow PANI submicrosphere iss discussed.