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- Title
Preparation and property of raspberry‐like AS/SiO2 nanocomposite particles.
- Authors
Hong Zhang; Zhixing Su; Peng Liu; Fangzhi Zhang
- Abstract
Surfactant‐free poly(acrylonitrile‐co‐styrene)/silica (AS/SiO2) nanocomposite particles was synthesized in the presence of cheap, commercially amorphous aqueous silica sol at ambient temperature. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) indicated silica contents ranging from 5 wt % to 29 wt %, depending on reaction conditions. Particle size distributions and morphologies were studied using dynamic light scattering (DLS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), which clearly showed that most of the colloidal nanocomposites comprised approximately spherical particle with raspberry‐like morphology and relatively narrow size distributions. The optical clarity of solution‐cast nanocomposite films was assessed using UV–vis spectrometer, with high transmission being obtained over the whole visible spectrum. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) studies showed that the glass transition temperature of AS/SiO2 nanocomposites can be higher than the corresponding pure AS, resulting from the hydrophilicity of the nanometer silica. The robustness and simplicity of this method may make large‐scale manufacture of this nanocomposite possible. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 104: 415–421, 2007
- Subjects
TRANSMISSION electron microscopy; LIGHT scattering; SILICA; CALORIMETRY
- Publication
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2007, Vol 104, Issue 1, p415
- ISSN
0021-8995
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/app.25172