Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2005, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (6): 740-742.

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Thermosensitive Particles with Unusual Morphology Prepared by Dispersion Copolymerization

CHEN Ming-qing1, YUAN Yan-hua1, LIU Xiao-ya1, YANG Cheng1, KANEKO Tatsuo2, AKASHI Mitsuru1,2   

  1. 1. School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Southern Yangtze University, Wuxi 214036, P. R. China;
    2. Department of Molecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, Japan
  • Received:2004-11-29 Online:2005-11-23 Published:2011-08-06
  • Supported by:

    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.50443012)

Abstract: The monodispersed polymeric particles with an unusual structure were prepared by the dispersion copolymerization of acrylonitrile/styrene(AN/St) in mixed solvents of ethanol/water by using the poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAAm) macromonomer as a reaction stabilizer.It was found that the AN monomer plays a key role in the formation of the particles with special morphology analyzed via scanning electron microscopy(SEM).The reaction parameters have remarkable influences on the particle size and morphology.The particles possess a thermosensitive property according to the result of laser light scattering(LLS).

Key words: PNIPAAm macromonomer, Acrylonitrile/styrene, Dispersion copolymerization, Morphology