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Core − shell microgels with controlled structural properties
Author(s) -
Battista Edmondo,
Mazzarotta Alessia,
Causa Filippo,
Cusano Angela Maria,
Netti Paolo Antonio
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
polymer international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-0126
pISSN - 0959-8103
DOI - 10.1002/pi.5076
Subject(s) - materials science , characterization (materials science) , polymer , titration , swelling , nanotechnology , fluorescence , chemical engineering , x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , core (optical fiber) , drug delivery , precipitation , chemical physics , chemistry , composite material , organic chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , meteorology , engineering
Core − shell microgels with controlled structural properties Here we report on the multistep synthesis of fluorescent core−shell microgels with inner and surface controlled composition. The tunability and versatility of this approach was confirmed in each step of the synthesis by confocal imaging, XPS and AFM . In particular, the in situ AFM measurements allowed us to study the swelling behaviour to understand the structural organization of the layers at single particle level.