Preparation of hemispherical polystyrene particles utilizing the solvent evaporation method in aqueous dispersed systems

Polymer Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1112-1116

  Tanaka, Takuya ^a   Yamagami, Tomoe ^a   Nogami, Tatsuhiro ^a   Minami, Hideto ^a   Okubo, Masayoshi ^a,b  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Smart Spheres Workshop Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

hemisphere; interfacial tension; nonspherical particles; phase separation; polystyrene; solvent evaporation method

Indexed keywords

DISPERSED SYSTEMS; ETHYLENE OXIDES; FLAT SURFACES; HEMISPHERE; NON-SPHERICAL; NONSPHERICAL PARTICLE; NONYLPHENYL ETHERS; PHASE SEPARATED MORPHOLOGY; POLYOXYETHYLENE; POLYSTYRENE PARTICLE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SLOW EVAPORATION; SOLVENT EVAPORATION METHOD;

DROPS; ETHERS; EVAPORATION; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE SEPARATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; POLYSTYRENES; SOLVENTS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION; TOLUENE;

ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

EID: 84868591905     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2012.71     Document Type: Article

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