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Fabrication of Nanostructured Composite Microspheres Based on the Self‐Assembly of Polymers and Functional Nanomaterials
Author(s) -
Yabu Hiroshi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
particle and particle systems characterization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.877
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1521-4117
pISSN - 0934-0866
DOI - 10.1002/ppsc.201900178
Subject(s) - polymer , materials science , microsphere , nanomaterials , nanoparticle , copolymer , composite number , nanotechnology , fabrication , phase (matter) , functional polymers , self assembly , chemical engineering , composite material , chemistry , organic chemistry , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , engineering
This Review examines recent developments in the morphological control of polymer microspheres fabricated via the phase separation of polymers as well as the alignment of functional nanoparticles inside microspheres prepared by so‐called bottom‐up synthesis techniques. Several methods for adjusting the internal and surface morphologies of polymer microspheres based on the phase separation of polymer blends and block copolymers are discussed, and the effects of microsphere size on phase separated structures and theoretical simulations of morphologies are also reviewed. The alignment of functional nanoparticles in phase separated polymer microspheres and applications of nanostructured and hybrid polymer microspheres are summarized.