乙烯基化的中空二氧化硅球的制备与表征

在乙醇/氨水介质中,以分散法制备的聚苯乙烯微球为模板,通过乙烯基三乙氧基硅烷水解缩合反应在聚苯乙烯表面形成包覆层.然后将聚苯乙烯球核溶解而制备了乙烯基化二氧化硅空心微球.     

静电层层自组装制备聚苯乙烯微球(核)/MCM-41纳米粒子(壳)阶层结构复合微粒

采用聚苯乙烯磺酸钠(PSS)和聚二烯丙基二甲基氯化铵(PDDA)两种聚电解质, 通过静电层层自组装成功地将MCM-41介孔二氧化硅纳米粒子包覆到聚苯乙烯(PS)微球表面. 实验结果表明, 当以尺寸为1.4 μm的PS微球为核时, 包覆了两个聚电解质双层(PDDA/PSS)2的PS(PDDA/PSS)2(PDDA/MCM-41)复合结构微粒与包覆了一个聚电解质双层(PDDA/PSS)的PS(PDDA/PSS)(PDDA/MCM-41)复合结构微粒相比, 复合结构微粒之间的交联程度降低, 但是MCM-41纳米粒子在聚苯乙烯微球表面的包覆都比较松散, 且产物中存在大量杂质. 而当以尺寸为5 μm的聚苯乙烯微球为核时, MCM-41纳米粒子紧密地包覆在聚苯乙烯微球表面, 复合结构微粒之间只有少量桥连物, 且产物中杂质很少.     

碱式碳酸铜微球的表面改性和组装

报道了通过分散聚合反应在碱式碳酸铜微球表面锚接聚苯乙烯纳米粒子, 以调节其亲水/亲油性的方法. 结果表明, 锚接的聚苯乙烯纳米粒子尺寸愈大, 所得的改性碱式碳酸铜微球疏水性愈强. 用对油和水润湿性适中的改性碱式碳酸铜微球为乳化剂, 能够制备出稳定的油包水型Pickering乳液. 改性碱式碳酸铜微球组装在Pickering乳液的分散相液滴表面, 形成一个固体壳层. 将Pickering 乳液的分散相水核凝胶化, 合成出分级结构琼脂糖凝胶微球.     

氯甲交联基聚苯乙烯微球的氨甲基化改性及其席夫碱型螯合树脂微球的制备

以氯甲基化交联聚苯乙烯(CMCPS)微球为出发物质,首先在催化剂KI存在下,与六次甲基四胺(HMTA)进行Delepine反应,制得氨基化改性的聚苯乙烯微球AMCPS;然后再使微球AMCPS与水杨醛(SA)发生Schiff碱反应,制备了Schiff碱型螯合树脂SACPS微球,采用红外光谱法表征了其化学结构。 重点研究了CMCPS微球氨基化改性Delepine反应的影响因素,探讨了反应机理。 研究结果表明,催化剂KI对CMCPS微球表面的苄氯基团与HMTA之间的Delepine反应,具有很强的催化作用;使用极性较强的溶剂DMSO及在较高的温度(80 ℃)下反应,氯甲基转变为氨甲基的效率高;Schiff碱型螯合树脂SACPS对Cu2+离子具有良好的螯合能力。     

交联聚苯乙烯微球的醛基化改性及卟啉的固载化

以二甲基亚砜(DMSO)为氧化剂,然后采用Kornblum氧化法,将氯甲基化的交联聚苯乙烯(CMCPS)微球表面的氯甲基氧化成醛基,制备了醛基化改性的交联聚苯乙烯(AL-CPS)微球,研究了主要反应条件对改性反应的影响规律。结果表明,在使用催化剂KI及缚酸剂NaHCO3并在110℃下,溶胀在DMSO中的CMCPS微球能被有效地转化为表面带有醛基的改性微球AL-CPS,成为同步合成与固载卟啉的前驱体。随后,以微球AL-CPS、溶液中的苯甲醛及吡咯为共反应物,通过固-液界面上的Alder反应,实现了四苯基卟啉(TPP)在交联聚苯乙烯(CPS)微球表面的同步合成与固载,制得了固载有卟啉的微球TPP-CPS。     

室温沉淀聚合制备单分散聚苯乙烯微球

采用沉淀聚合的方法以乙醇/水为混合溶剂、K_2S_2O_8/NaHSO_3为引发剂,室温下引发苯乙烯聚合制备了单分散的聚苯乙烯(PS)微球.研究了反应时间、引发剂用量、反应溶剂中乙醇与水的比例、搅拌速度对聚苯乙烯微球的收率及形貌、单体转化率的影响.结果表明,聚苯乙烯微球的单体转化率、微球的收率和粒径随着反应时间的延长而增加,反应12 h后趋于稳定;当增加引发剂的用量,聚苯乙烯微球的单体转化率、微球的收率和粒径都有所增加,K_2S_2O_8与Na HSO_3用量分别在≤2.0%和1.3%时,能够得到单分散的聚苯乙烯微球;随着反应介质中水含量的增加,聚苯乙烯微球的单体转化率、微球的收率先增加后降低,单分散性变差,水含量在≤40%能够得到单分散的微球;搅拌速度从600 r/min增加到1200 r/min时,微球粒径、收率与单体转化率几乎没有变化.并初步研究了聚苯乙烯微球的形成机理.     

Ag/mSiO2空心微球的制备及SERS标记性能

以聚苯乙烯微球为模板, 经过原位还原和种子生长过程在聚苯乙烯微球表面包覆银(Ag)纳米粒子; 以正硅酸乙酯为硅源, 在十六烷基三甲基溴化铵的导向下实现介孔二氧化硅(mSiO₂)可控包覆, 去除模板得到Ag/mSiO₂空心微球. 透射电子显微镜(TEM)和氮气吸附-脱附分析结果表明, SiO₂壳层厚度约为20 nm, 介孔孔径为2.1 nm, 孔道分布均匀. 进一步利用虹吸作用使对巯基苯胺(4-ATP)分子进入微球内与Ag粒子结合, 构建表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)标记材料. SERS测试结果表明, 该标记材料检测限达到10^-7 mol/L, SERS增强因子达到3.7×10⁵.     

两步后交联法制备氯甲基化聚苯乙烯交联微球

以平均粒径为40μm的非交联氯甲基化聚苯乙烯(CMPS)微球为出发物料,采用水解-轻度交联与重度交联两步骤的后交联方法,制备了氯甲基化聚苯乙烯交联微球.用红外光谱表征了交联前后微球化学结构的变化,使用扫描电镜观察了交联微球的形貌,重,点考察了各种交联条件对微球交联度的影响规律,分析了交联反应机理.结果表明:先将非交联氯甲基化聚苯乙烯微球部分水解并轻度交联,然后使CMPS微球在良溶剂中溶胀,使用Friedel-Crafts催化剂,再度进行交联反应,可顺利地制得氯甲基化聚苯乙烯(CCMPS)交联微球;控制交联反应的条件,如反应温度、反应时间、溶剂性质、催化剂种类与用量等,可获得交联度不同的微球,其球形度依然保持良好.     

聚苯乙烯/银核/壳复合微球的制备及其表征

通过分散聚合法制备了单分散性好,粒径均一的聚苯乙烯(PS)微球.以PS微球为核,用浓硫酸进行表面改性,使其表面带有负电.加入一定量的[Ag(NH3)2]+溶液,由于静电吸引,使其吸附在PS微球表面,通过化学还原的方法制备了PS/Ag核/壳结构复合微球.采用透射电镜(TEM)、扫描电镜(SEM)、红外光谱(IR)、X射线衍射(XRD)以及紫外-可见光谱对PS/Ag复合微球进行表征.结果表明:通过PS微球的表面改性,在其表面引入了磺酸基团,提高了微球表面的电负性和亲水性,对包覆过程起到了很好的促进作用;通过稳定剂(PVP)和不同还原剂(一缩二乙二醇DEG和乙二醇EG)的使用,形成的PS/Ag核/壳复合微球形貌不一样,同时研究表明制备出的PS/Ag复合微球可以用于催化剂催化还原有机染料溶液,表现出很好的催化活性.     

聚(苯乙烯-丙烯酸)磁性高分子微球的制备和表征

利用双层表面活性剂改性的Fe3O4磁流体为种子,通过乳液聚合法考察了苯乙烯或苯乙烯-丙烯酸对Fe3O4磁流体的包覆情况,并考察了丙烯酸浓度及加入时间对磁性微球表面羧基含量的影响.结果表明,丙烯酸的加入可以明显改善包覆效果,在反应进行2h后加入0.4mL的丙烯酸可以得到包覆效果好且表面羧基含量大的磁性微球.     

A novel method for the fabrication of monodisperse hollow silica spheres

In this paper, we report a novel method for the fabrication of small monodisperse hollow silica spheres. In this approach, when silica shells were coated on polystyrene particles by the sol-gel method, the polystyrene cores were dissolved subsequently, even synchronously, in the same medium to form monodisperse hollow spheres. Neither additional dissolution nor a calcination process was needed to remove the polystyrene cores. Transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and porosity measurements were used to characterize the monodisperse hollow silica spheres.     

Inorganic metallodielectric materials fabricated using two single-step methods based on the Tollen's process

Two methods for preparing polycrystalline silver shells on colloidal silica spheres are reported. These do not include the use of organic ligands or metal seeding steps and are based on the Tollen's process for silvering glass. Reaction parameters such as temperature and reactant concentrations are adjusted to slow the reaction kinetics, which we find leads to preferential silver growth on the spheres. The resulting shells are polycrystalline and granular, showing highly uniform sphere coverage. Surface morphologies range from sparsely interconnected grains for shells approximately 20 nm thick, to complete (yet porous) shells of interconnected silver clusters which are up to approximately 140 nm in thickness. The extinction spectra of the core-shell materials are markedly different from those of smooth continuous shells, showing clear evidence that the granular shell geometry influences the plasmon resonance of the composite system. Spheres coated with shells 20-40 nm thick are also suitable for colloidal crystallization. Monolayers of self-assembled spheres with long-range ordering are demonstrated.     

Fabrication of spherical colloidal crystals using electrospray

We demonstrated the use of electrohydrodynamic atomization to prepare uniform-sized emulsion droplets in which equal spheres of silica or polystyrene were dispersed. The size of the emulsion droplets was easily controlled by the electric field strength and the flow rate, independently of the diameter of the nozzles. During the evaporation of solvent in the droplets, spherical colloidal crystals were formed by self-assembly of the monodisperse colloidal spheres. The diameter of the spherical colloidal crystals was in the range of 10-40 microm. Depending on the stability of colloidal particles, the morphology of the self-assembled structure was varied. In particular, silica spheres in ethanol droplets were self-assembled into compactly packed silica colloidal crystals in spherical shapes, whereas polystyrene latex spheres in toluene droplets self-assembled into spherical colloidal crystal shells with hollow cores. The silica colloidal assemblies reflected diffraction colors according to the three-dimensionally ordered arrangement of silica spheres.     

Formation of silver nanoparticles on shells of polyelectrolyte capsules using silver-mirror reaction

Polymer capsules prepared by the successive adsorption of oppositely charged polyelectrolytes are modified by silver nanoparticles using the silver-mirror reaction. Substantial differences in the structure of nanocomposite polyelectrolyte shells of capsules formed on cores composed of polystyrene and CaCO₃ are revealed by atomic force microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The effect of the conditions of silver-mirror reaction (time and temperature) on the amount, size, and the distribution of silver nanoparticles over the capsule surface is studied. It is shown by small-angle X-ray scattering that, upon the formation of nanocomposite capsule shell on calcium carbonate microspherulites, the size of silver nanoparticles is limited primarily by the pore sizes of CaCO₃ cores.     

Synthesis and plasmonic properties of silver and gold nanoshells on polystyrene cores of different size and of gold–silver core–shell nanostructures

Simple methods of preparing silver and gold nanoshells on the surfaces of monodispersed polystyrene microspheres of different sizes as well as of silver nanoshells on free-standing gold nanoparticles are presented. The plasmon resonance absorption spectra of these materials are presented and compared to predictions of extended Mie scattering theory. Both silver and gold nanoshells were grown on polystyrene microspheres with diameters ranging from 188 to 543 nm. The commercially available, initially carboxylate-terminated polystyrene spheres were reacted with 2-aminoethanethiol hydrochloride (AET) to yield thiol-terminated microspheres to which gold nanoparticles were then attached. Reduction of silver nitrate or gold hydroxide onto these gold-decorated microspheres resulted in increasing coverage of silver or gold on the polystyrene core. The nanoshells were characterized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and UV–vis spectroscopy. By varying the core size of the polystyrene particles and the amount of metal (silver or gold) reduced onto them, the surface plasmon resonance of the nanoshell could be tuned across the visible and the near-infrared regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Necklace-like chain aggregate structures of gold core–silver shell nanoparticles were formed by reducing silver nitrate onto free citrate-gold nanoparticles. The plasmon resonance absorption of these nanoparticles could also be systematically tuned across the visible spectrum.     

A novel and facile preparation method of hollow silica spheres containing small SiO2 cores

This article presents a novel and facile preparation method of hollow silica spheres with loading small silica inside. In this approach, positively charged SiO₂/polystyrene core‐shell composite particles were synthesized first, when the silica shells from the sol‐gel process of tetraethoxysilane were then coated on the surfaces of composite particles via electrostatic interaction, the polystyrene was dissolved subsequently even synchronously in the same medium to form hollow silica spheres with small silica cores. TEM, SEM, and FTIR measurements were used to characterize these composite spheres. Based on this study, some inorganic or organic compounds could be loaded into these hollow silica spheres. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 45: 3431–3439, 2007     

Silver hierarchical bowl-like array: synthesis, superhydrophobicity, and optical properties

We present a facile synthetic route to a silver bowl-like array film with hierarchical structures on glass substrate using the colloidal monolayer as a template. In these special hierarchical structures, microstructures were provided by a colloidal template of polystyrene latex spheres and nanostructures resulting from the thermal decomposition of silver acetate. These structures were chemically modified with 1-hexadecanethiol, and a corresponding self-assembled monolayer (SAM) was formed on their surfaces. Due to the lotus leaf-like morphology with hierarchical micro/nanostructures, the film displayed an extraordinary superhydrophobicity after chemical modification. Water contact angle and sliding angle were 169 degrees and 3 degrees (the weight of water droplets: 3 mg), respectively. Additionally, its optical property has also been investigated. This structure could be used in microfluidic devices, optical devices, and biological science.     

Constructing magnetic polyaniline/metal hybrid nanostructures using polyaniline/Fe3O4 composite hollow spheres as supports

Polyaniline (PANI)/Fe₃O₄ composite hollow spheres have been successfully synthesized in one step using sulfonated polystyrene (PS) spheres as templates. The magnetic PANI hollow spheres were used as supports for noble metal nanoparticles (NPs) such as Au and Pd. The morphology, composition and magnetic properties of the resulting products were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, inductively coupled plasma (ICP) atomic spectra and vibrating sample magnetometer. The catalytic activity of magnetic PANI/Au composite shells on the oxidation of dopamine was investigated by cyclic voltammetry. The obtained results provide our product with a practical application for the detection of dopamine. On the other hand, the catalytic activity of magnetic PANI/Pd composite shells on the reduction of 4-nitroaniline was investigated by spectroscopic methods and compared with Pd/C catalyst which was already widely used in industrial production.     

Preparation and characterization of micron-sized polystyrene/polysiloxane core/shell particles

A procedure has been developed to coat micron-sized polystyrene (PS) spheres with a smooth layer of polysiloxane by a sol–gel process of methyl trimethoxylsilane (MTMS) without using silane coupling agents. The thickness of the shells can be easily varied with different polystyrene seeds and methyl trimethoxysilane feed ratio. When we used PS particles with diameters of 2.09 μm prepared by conventional dispersion polymerization as seeds, the thickness of the polysiloxane shells can be varied from 0.11 to 0.21 μm. The particle size, size distribution, thermal decomposition, and solvent resistance were investigated by scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), size analyzer, and TG, respectively.     

Molecularly imprinted shells from polymer and xerogel matrices on polystyrene colloidal spheres

We have devised a facile and general methodology for the synthesis of various molecularly imprinted shells at the surface of polystyrene (PS) colloidal spheres to recognize the explosive compound 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT). PS spheres with surface-functionalized carboxyl-group layers could direct a selective imprinting polymerization on their surface through the hydrogen-bonding interactions between surface carboxyl groups and amino monomers. Meanwhile, homogeneous polymerization in the solution phase was completely prevented by stepwise polymerization. The overall process led to the formation of monodisperse molecularly imprinted core-shell microspheres, and was very successful in the preparation of organic polymer and inorganic xerogel shells. Furthermore, greater capacity and faster binding kinetics towards target species were achieved, because surface-imprinted sites ensured the complete removal of templates, good accessibility to target molecules, and low mass-transfer resistance. The results reported herein, concerning the production of high-quality molecularly imprinted products, could also form the basis for the formulation of a new strategy for the fabrication of various functional coating layers on colloidal spheres with potential applications in the fields of separations and chemical sensing.