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    • Synthesis of crosslinked poly(styrene-𝑐𝑜-divinylbenzene-𝑐𝑜-sulfopropyl methacrylate) nanoparticles by emulsion polymerization: Tuning the particle size and surface charge density

      Dhamodaran Arunbabu Mousumi Hazarika Somsankar Naik Tushar Jana

      Polymers Volume 32 Issue 6 December 2009 pp 633-641

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    • Keywords

       

      Colloidal particle; emulsion polymerization; polystyrene; critical micelle concentration (CMC); surface charge density; charges per particle.

    • Abstract

       

      We have synthesized highly charged, crosslinked poly (styrene-𝑐𝑜-divinylbenzene-𝑐𝑜-sulfopropyl methacrylate) copolymer colloidal particles using emulsion polymerization. The effects of concentration of the emulsifier and the initiator on the particle size and the charge density of the colloidal particles are studied. Colloidal particle size is highly dependent upon the concentration of the emulsifier and the initiator. The colloidal particle diameter decreases with increasing concentration of the emulsifier and increases with increasing concentration of the initiator in the polymerization mixture. Number of particles, surface charge density and charges per particle are also functions of both the emulsifier and the initiator concentration. The surface charge density and the number of charges per sphere increase with increasing particle diameter. These copolymer colloid particles self assemble readily and diffract visible light. Polymer hydrogel imbibed with these colloids shows the light diffraction.

    • Author Affiliations

       

      Dhamodaran Arunbabu1 Mousumi Hazarika1 Somsankar Naik1 Tushar Jana1

      1. School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500 046, India

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      Published
      December 2009
      Manuscript received
      21 August 2008
      Manuscript revised
      5 November 2009

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