Role of Colloidal Silica on the Formation of Monodisperse Spherical Microparticles of Urea Formaldehyde Resin

Problems of synthesis of monodisperse spherical microparticles composed of urea formaldehyde resin and silica gel are considered. Major factors affecting the formation of such microspheres are studied. Much attention is given to the effect of the amount of colloidal silica presented in a system in the form of SiO₂ particles 6–8 nm in size on the resultant sizes and mass concentration of forming composite microspheres. The effect of polycondensation temperature on the rate of microsphere formation was also investigated.     

Morphological investigations of crosslinked polystyrene microspheres by seeded polymerization

 Crosslinked polystyrene microspheres with novel surface and inner morphologies were synthesized by seeded polymerization following a seed-swelling method, using uncrosslinked polystyrene microspheres as seeds and a mixture of toluene, styrene (St), and divinylbenzene (DVB) as the swelling agent. With the increasing toluene/ (St+DVB) ratio, the crosslinked particles changed from smooth-surfaced spheres to deformed spheres with dimples or heavy dents at the surface. A single hole inside the spherical particles was produced at low St/DVB ratio, while higher St/DVB ratios gave irregular dented or dimpled particles. Ultrathin cross-section observation by TEM revealed a non-uniformly crosslinked inner structure. Received: 20 January 1998 Accepted: 14 April 1998     

新颖表面结构的脲醛树脂-聚丙烯酰胺复合微球的制备研究

将高分子微凝胶模板法应用于制备脲醛树脂[Urea-formaldehyde resin (UF Resin)]-聚丙烯酰胺[Polyacrylamide (PAM)]有机-有机复合微球材料. 以PAM高分子微凝胶为模板, 通过控制甲醛和尿素的缩聚反应在反相悬浮体系中进行, 制备得到了具有新颖表面形貌的脲醛树脂-聚丙烯酰胺[UF Resin/PAM]有机-有机复合微球, 利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、热重分析(TGA)、红外(FT-IR)等手段对复合微球进行了表征. 实验结果表明, 复合微球的表面形貌与甲醛和尿素溶液的pH值、甲醛和尿素溶液的浓度、甲醛和尿素的摩尔比、模板的组成等因素有关. 可以预期, 本研究方法将为制备具有特异表面形貌的有机-有机复合微球材料提供了一条有效的途径.     

纳米玉米醇溶蛋白微球稳定的O/W型Pickering乳液

利用相分离工艺制备玉米醇溶蛋白(zein)纳米微球,微球粒径可控制在40 nm左右;经旋转蒸发制得zein溶胶体系,zein溶胶具有明显的丁达尔现象,静置数月不聚沉,Zeta电位法测得zein微球在pH值为4.0时分散性能最佳。 以纳米zein微球为固相稳定剂制备O/W型Pickering乳液,考察了zein胶体加入量、油水体积比等因素对乳液稳定性的影响。 实验结果表明,zein胶体加入量的质量分数控制为0.4%,高油水体积比将有利于Pickering乳液的长时间稳定。 基于zein分子的两亲结构和界面组装特点,提出了zein微球稳定Pickering乳液的作用机制。     

Superhydrophobic surfaces of microspheres obtained by self-assembly of poly[2-(perfluorooctyl)ethyl acrylate-<Emphasis Type="Italic">ran</Emphasis>-2-(dimethylamino)ethyl acrylate] in supercritical carbon dioxide

Superhydrophobic surfaces were obtained by coating with microspheres formed by the self-assembly of poly[2-(perfluorooctyl)ethyl acrylate-ran-2-(dimethylamino)ethyl acrylate] (P[POA-r-DAA]) in the presence of dicarboxylic acids in supercritical carbon dioxide. The P[POA-r-DAA] random copolymer aggregated into micellar microspheres through the hydrogen bond cross-linking of the amino groups via the carboxylic acids. The size of the microspheres and the amount of the acids needed to produce them were dependent on the kinds of acids. Glutaric acid (Glu) and perfluorosuccinic acid (Psuc) provided microspheres at a 0.5 molar ratio of the acid/DAA. Psuc produced smaller microspheres than Glu. Maleic acid (Ma), succinic acid (Suc), and azelaic acid (Az) required a higher molar ratio to produce the microspheres. These acids provided spherical particles at the ratio of 1.0. The microspheres produced by Suc and Az contained particles with a several hundred nanometer size. The surface coated with the microspheres showed high water contact angles of 164°–172°.

Preparation and characterization of core-shell polystyrene/polychloromethylstyrene and hollow polychloromethylstyrene micrometer-sized particles of narrow-size distribution

Polystyrene core microspheres of narrow-size distribution were prepared by dispersion polymerization of styrene in a mixture of ethanol and 2-methoxy ethanol. Polystyrene/polychloromethylstyrene and polystyrene/poly(chloromethylstyrene-divinylbenzene) core-shell microspheres of narrow-size distribution were prepared by seeded emulsion polymerization of chloromethylstyrene or chloromethylstyrene and divinylbenzene in the presence of the polystyrene core microspheres at 71 °C. Core-shell particles with different properties (size, surface morphology, and composition) have been prepared by changing various parameters belonging to the emulsion polymerization process, e.g., volume of the chloromethylstyrene and the volume ratio of chloromethylstyrene to divinylbenzene. Dissolution of the polystyrene core of the polystyrene/poly(chloromethylstyrene-divinylbenzene) core-shell particles resulted in the formation of crosslinked hollow polychloromethylstyrene microspheres, broken crosslinked polychloromethylstyrene shells, or particles containing voids, depending on the composition of the polystyrene/poly(chloromethylstyrene-divinylbenzene) particles.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Silver Nanoparticle Modified 3-Aminophenol Resin Microspheres with Application for Determination of Carcinoembryonic Antigens by Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering

Uniform phenolic resin microspheres were prepared by the polycondensation of 3-aminophenol and formaldehyde. On the surface of the 3-aminophenol resin microspheres, silver nanoparticles were synthesized in situ and immobilized by simple heating. The composite was employed as a substrate for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). The SERS enhancement factor was evaluated using 4-mercaptobenzoic acid and Nile blue A as signal molecules. A highly sensitive SERS immunoassay that combined labeled antibody conjugated silver nanoparticle modified 3-aminophenol resin microspheres and coating antibody conjugated magnetic nanoparticles was fabricated to determine carcinoembryonic antigen. A linear relationship was obtained between the Raman intensity and the concentration of carcinoembryonic antigen. The limit of detection was 1.2 picograms per milliliter at a signal-to-noise ratio of three. This is believed to be the first report of a SERS immunoassay using silver nanoparticle modified 3-aminophenol resin microspheres as substrates.     

反相非水乳液法制备聚酰亚胺微球

在N,N-二甲基甲酰胺(DMF)/Pluronic-F127、十二烷基苯磺酸钠(SDBS)/液体石蜡(LP)反相非水乳液体系中,以均苯四甲酸二酐(PMDA)和4,4′-二氨基二苯醚(ODA)为单体合成聚酰胺酸(PAA),采用吡啶/乙酸酐脱水剂,对PAA化学酰亚胺化,并进一步热酰亚胺化,制得PI耐热微球.产物通过红外、热重、扫描电镜表征.结果表明,较高的固含量和良好的乳液分散性有利于PI微球的形成;反相非水乳液体系稳定的配比条件是,VDMF∶VLP为1∶4,MF127∶MSDBS为3:2,乳化剂用量为9 wt%;在此配比条件下,当固含量为20%,热酰亚胺化温度不高于330℃时,可制得分散良好、球形规整、高热稳定性的PI微球,其粒径约为10μm.     

自组装光致形变功能偶氮分子玻璃微球

通过逐滴滴加去离子水的方法, 探究了具有快速光响应的偶氮分子玻璃(IAC-4)在初始浓度范围为1.0~5.0 mg/mL条件下的自组装, 制备了形貌规整、 尺寸均一的胶体球, 并利用动态光散射技术(DLS)测定了IAC-4胶体球的流体力学半径. 通过测定一系列初始浓度的IAC-4溶液的临界水含量, 探究了IAC-4在自组装过程中析出、 聚集成核和核生长的规律. 研究发现, 临界水含量与IAC-4初始浓度的关系符合二元混合溶剂中固体溶质的溶解度变化规律. 通过调节去离子水的滴加量, 研究了自组装过程中, IAC-4聚集体流体力学半径呈现先增大后减小的趋势. IAC-4胶体球的水分散液, 通过室温干燥得到的固态IAC-4微球在线性偏振激光(488 nm, 100 mW/cm²)垂直辐照下表现出快速的光响应特性. 当辐照时间为1 min时, IAC-4微球快速地拉伸形变, 形成平均长径比为1.44的椭圆形粒子. 随着光辐照时间延长, 平均长径比持续增大. 当辐照时间为7 min时, IAC-4微球被拉伸为棒状粒子, 其平均长径比可高达3.32.     

Analysis of subcellular sized particles. Capillary electrophoresis with post-column laser-induced fluorescence detection versus flow cytometry

Flow cytometry (FCM) and more recently capillary electrophoresis with post-column laser-induced fluorescence detection (CE-LIF) have both been used for subcellular particle analysis but their analytical performance has not been compared. In this work, we compare a commercial FCM with an in-house built CE-LIF instrument using fluorescently labeled microspheres and isolated mitochondria. As evidenced by the relative standard deviation (RSD) of the individual fluorescence intensities, FCM is two-fold better than CE-LIF for microspheres with > or =1.5 x 10(6) molecules of equivalent soluble fluorescein (MESF). However, FCM has a comparatively low signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) and high RSD for microspheres with <1.5 x 10(6) MESF. CE-LIF, on the other hand, produces S/N ratios that are >25 times higher than FCM for all the microspheres tested and a lower RSD for microspheres with <1.5 x 10(6) MESF. When 10-N-nonyl acridine orange (NAO)-labeled mitochondria are analyzed, the S/N ratios of both techniques are similar. This appears to result from photobleaching of NAO-labeled mitochondria as they are detected by the LIF detector of the CE-LIF instrument. Both techniques have a niche in subcellular analysis; FCM has the advantage of collecting data for thousands of particles quickly, whereas CE-LIF consumes less than a nanoliter of sample and provides the electrophoretic mobility for individual particles.     

Dual latex/surfactant templating of hollow spherical silica particles with ordered mesoporous shells

Hollow spherical silica particles with hexagonally ordered mesoporous shells are synthesized with the dual use of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and unmodified polystyrene latex microspheres as templates in concentrated aqueous ammonia. In most of the hollow mesoporous particles, cylindrical pores run parallel to the hollow core due to interactions of CTAB/silica aggregates with the latices. Effects on the product structure of the CTAB:latex ratio, the amount of aqueous ammonia, and the latex size are studied. Hollow particles with hexagonally patterned mesoporous shells are obtained at moderate CTAB:latex ratios. Too little CTAB causes silica shell growth without surfactant templating, and too much induces nucleation of new mesoporous silica particles without latex cores. The concentration of ammonia must be large to induce co-assembly of CTAB, silica, and latex into dispersed particles. The results are consistent with the formation of particles by addition of CTAB/silica aggregates to the surface of latex microspheres. When the size and number density of the latex microspheres are changed, the size of the hollow core and the shell thickness can be controlled. However, if the microspheres are too small (50 nm in this case), agglomerated particles with many hollow voids are obtained, most likely due to colloidal instability.     

悬浮液气-液界面二元胶体颗粒的漂浮组装机理

提出一种在悬浮液气-液界面漂浮组装亚微米单分散聚苯乙烯(PS)微球和纳米SiO2颗粒二元胶粒晶体的新方法, 并系统研究了漂浮组装机理. 研究表明, 聚苯乙烯微球和二氧化硅两种胶体颗粒在悬浮液气-液界面的漂浮组装是以PS微球的组装为主导的. 在一定PS微球相浓度范围内, 悬浮液中PS 微球与SiO2颗粒的初始体积配比基本不影响PS微球有序组装的形成. PS微球粒径在150-500 nm时易于形成有序排列, 较小或较大粒径的PS微球难以形成有序排列. SiO2颗粒的组装是一种以PS微球为“基底”的沉积过程. 二元胶粒晶体中SiO2颗粒的体积分数由其在混合悬浮液中的相浓度所决定.     

Aromatic poly(sulfone sulfide amide imide)s as new types of soluble thermally stable polymers

A new diamine monomer containing flexible sulfone, sulfide, and amide units was prepared via three steps. Nucleophilic chloro displacement reaction of 4‐aminothiophenol with 4‐nitrobenzoyl chloride in the presence of propylene oxide afforded N‐(4‐mercapto‐phenyl)‐4‐nitrobenzamide and subsequent reduction of the nitro intermediate led to 4‐amino‐N‐(4‐mercapto‐phenyl)benzamide. Two moles of this amino thiophenol compound was reacted with bis‐(4‐chloro phenyl)sulfone to provide a novel diamine monomer. The diamine was reacted with aromatic dianhydrides to form polyimides via a two‐step polycondensation method, formation of poly(amic acid)s, followed by chemical imidization. The resulting polymers were characterized and their physical properties including thermal behavior, thermal stability, solubility and inherent viscosity were studied. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Facile and controllable assembly of multiwalled carbon nanotubes on polystyrene microspheres

Herein a facile and controllable heterocoagulation between polystyrene （PS） microspheres and multiwalled carbon nanotubes （MWCNTs） is introduced based on colloid thermodynamics. The MWCNTs play the role of steric stabilizer for stabilizing the metastable PS microspheres and thus immobilize spontaneously on the surface of PS microspheres. The synthesized MWCNTs-coated PS composite particles have been extensively characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, thermogravimetry and Raman spectroscopy. The results indicate that the structure and morphology of the resultant MWCNTs-coated PS composite particles are significantly affected by the weight ratio of PS and MWNCTs and the amount of poly（vinylpyrrolidone） that is injected into PS dispersion before they are mixed with MWCNTs. Therefore, these composite particles have the potential to produce MWCNTs-based composite materials with controllable mass loading and dispersity of MWCNTs.     

构建巯基-Ce(Ⅳ)盐氧化还原引发体系实现丙烯腈在硅胶微粒表面的高效接枝聚合

使用偶联剂γ-巯丙基三甲氧基硅烷(MPMS,KH-590),对微米级硅胶微粒进行了表面化学改性,将巯基引入硅胶微粒表面(SiO2-MPMS),构成巯基-Ce(Ⅳ)盐氧化-还原引发体系,探索研究了丙烯腈在硅胶微粒表面的引发接枝聚合,制得了高接枝度(30 g/100g)的接枝微粒SiO2-MPMS-g-PAN.采用红外光谱(FTIR)、扫描电镜(SEM)及热重分析(TGA)等方法对接枝微粒SiO2-MPMS-g-PAN进行了表征.在此基础上,重点研究了主要因素对巯基-Ce(Ⅳ)盐体系引发AN接枝聚合的影响.研究结果表明,类似于羟基-Ce(Ⅳ)盐体系,巯基-Ce(Ⅳ)盐体系也可以有效地引发乙烯基单体在固体微粒表面接枝聚合.与在固体微粒表面引入可聚合双键的"grafting through"接枝聚合法相比,铈盐引发的接枝聚合,由于活性位点居于载体表面,故具有高的接枝度,是一种高效率的表面引发接枝法.为制得高接枝度的接枝微粒SiO2-MPMS-g-PAN,本研究体系适宜的酸浓度为0.25 mol/L;Ce(Ⅳ)盐浓度为5.0×10-3 mol/L;接枝聚合宜在50℃下进行.     

The study of the emulsification efficiency of Aerosil and HPMCAS type and their ratio to stabilize emulsions of zedoary turmeric oil

The solid particles or polymers were often solely used to stabilizing emulsions, as an interesting alternative to classical used emulsifiers. However, a united use of them and the relation between them at stabilizing emulsions were little reported. Our previous study showed that the preparation of microspheres containing zedoary turmeric oil (ZTO, as an oily drug), Aerosil200 particles and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose acetate succinate (HPMCAS). ZTO emulsions were produced when the microspheres were immersed into aqueous media and disaggregated under gentle agitation, and were stabilized by Aerosil200 particles and HPMCAS. Nevertheless, more work needs to be carried out to explain the factor affecting emulsification efficiency of microspheres, which will facilitate the design of the microsphere formulation. Thus, in this study, we dealt with a system consisting of Aerosil, HPMCAS, ZTO and water. To predict the best ratio of Aerosil/polymer and thus obtain the best satisfying ZTO emulsions, the bonding studies were carried out with Aerosil and HPMCAS. A series of emulsions was prepared and the stability and droplet size of resultant emulsions were investigated. The results indicated two kinds of HPMCAS (HPMCAS-LG and -HG) showed the different affinity for Aerosil200, which resulted in the unlike capability to stabilize emulsions when at the same Aerosil/polymer ratio. The stability and droplet size of emulsions increased on increasing the ratio Aerosil to polymer, and the best ratio was predictable from the Langumuir-fit of the adsorption isotherms. Appropriate hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity with Aerosil particles were very important to stabilizing the ZTO emulsions.     

多层核-壳结构P(AM-co-MAA)/W/UF复合微球制备研究

以反相悬浮聚合技术合成的丙烯酰胺(acrylamide,AM)和甲基丙烯酸(methacrylic acid,MAA)共聚高分子微凝胶P(AM-co-MAA)为模板,通过离心沉积法将微米级钨粉沉积于高分子微凝胶表面,得到具有核-壳结构的P(AM-co-MAA)/W复合微球材料;再以P(AM-co-MAA)/W复合微球为模板,通过控制甲醛和尿素的缩聚反应在模板与油/水相界面进行,制备得到了具有多层核-壳结构的高分子/钨/脲醛树脂[P(AM-co-MAA)/W/Urea-formaldehyde resin]复合微球材料.利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、红外(FT-IR)、X射线衍射(XRD)和热分析(TGA)等手段对复合微球进行了表征.实验结果表明,外壳层脲醛树脂的包覆量、复合微球的表面形貌可通过改变甲醛和尿素溶液的浓度、甲醛和尿素的物质的量之比等因素进行控制.复合微球的导电性测试结果表明,P(AM-co-MAA)/W复合微球表面壳层脲醛树脂包覆前后,其电导率由1.9×10-3降低为0.9×10-8S·m-1.该研究获得的三层核-壳复合微球材料其外层脲醛树脂的包覆较为完整、致密,其导电性接近于绝缘材料,为含钨复合微球作为电子元件的抗辐射涂层材料打下了基础.     

Synthesis of core-corona polymer hybrids with a raspberry-like structure by the heterocoagulated pyridinium reaction

A core-corona polymer hybrid with a raspberry-like structure was synthesized via the heterocoagulated pyridium reaction between the pyridyl group of poly(ethylene glycol dimethacrylate-co-methacrylic acid)@poly(ethylene glycol dimethacrylate-co- vinylpyridine) (poly(EGDMA-co-MAA)@poly(EGDMA-co-VPy)) core-shell small microspheres and the chloromethyl group of poly(divinylbenzene-co-chloromethyl styrene) (poly(DVB-co-CMSt)) microspheres, in which poly(EGDMA-co-MAA)@poly(EGDMA-co-VPy) acted as the corona and poly(DVB-co-CMSt) behaved as the core. The control coverage of the corona particles on the surfaces of core microspheres for the polymer hybrid was studied in detail through the adjustment of the mass ratio between the core and corona particles. The effects of the pH and solvents on the stability of the raspberry-like core-corona hybrids were investigated. The water static angle on the surface of polycarbonate (PC) film was studied using a contact angle system. The polymer particles and the resultant heterocoagulated raspberry-like hybrids were characterized with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The nature of the heterocoagulation between the core microspheres and corona particles was identified as the covalent pyridium reaction with Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy.     

Effects of reaction temperature and reaction time on positive thermosensitivity of microspheres with poly(acrylamide)/poly(acrylic acid) IPN shells

We have successfully prepared monodispersed positively thermoresponsive core-shell hydrogel microspheres with poly(acrylamide-co-styrene) [P(AAM-co-St)] cores and IPN(interpenetrating polymer network)-based shells composed of poly(acrylamide)/poly(acrylic acid). The submicron-sized monodispersed P(AAM-co-St) core seeds were prepared by using a surfactant-free emulsion polymerization method, and the IPN-based shell layers were fabricated onto the core seeds by using a method of sequential IPN synthesis. Effects of reaction time and reaction temperature during preparation of IPN on the particle size, monodispersity, and thermoresponsive characteristics of microspheres were investigated. The results show that the sizes of particles with IPN shell layer are smaller than that of seeds, and the change of monodispersity among them is not obvious and the monodispersity of particles prepared under higher reaction temperature is higher than that of seeds and those particles prepared under lower reaction temperature. With increasing reaction time, thermoresponsive characteristics of microspheres increases. While thermoresponsive characteristics of microspheres decreases sharply with increasing reaction temperature. The results display preparation of IPN-structured microspheres is so careful to need longer reaction time and lower reaction temperature.     

种子表面改性法制备核壳结构PSt/SiO_2复合微球

首先采用无皂乳液聚合法合成了表面带负电荷、粒径为360nm的单分散聚苯乙烯(PSt)种子乳液,并以EtOH/H2O混合物为分散介质,利用γ-氨丙基三乙氧基硅烷(KH-550)在25℃下对PSt微球表面进行改性,得到了表面硅烷化并带有正电荷的改性PSt种子乳液,然后在碱性条件下加入原硅酸乙酯(TEOS)使其和微球进行共水解与共缩聚,制备出了核壳结构PSt/SiO2复合微球,并利用电镜对复合微球的结构形态进行了表征.研究表明,PSt种子乳液改性时体系的zeta电位随着KH-550用量的增加而升高,当KH-550用量为PSt种子重量的1/3时,体系的zeta电位从原来的-34.5mV升高到了38mV,达到对PSt微球表面改性的最佳值;在制备PSt/SiO2复合微球时,TEOS水解缩聚形成的SiO2包覆到改性微球上的量随着反应时间的延长而增加,反应24h时达到97.9%的最大值;随介质中水含量的增加,吸附到复合微球表面上的SiO2纳米颗粒逐渐减少,复合微球表面逐渐变得光滑,当EtOH/H2O质量比降低到60/28.5时,得到结构均一、壳层厚度为35nm的核壳结构PSt/SiO2复合微球。