Synthesis and characterization of encapsulated nanosilica particles with an acrylic copolymer by in situ emulsion polymerization using thermoresponsive nonionic surfactant

Materials

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 3727-3741

  Yazdimamaghani, Mostafa ^a,b   Pourvala, Tannaz ^b   Motamedi, Elaheh ^c   Fathi, Babak ^b   Vashaee, Daryoosh ^a   Tayebi, Lobat ^a  

^a Oklahoma State University   (United States)

^b AVICENNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^c TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cloud point; Emulsion polymerization; Silica nanoparticles; Thermoresponsive nonionic surfactant

Indexed keywords

CLOUD POINTS; D. DYNAMIC MECHANICAL THERMAL ANALYSES (DMTA); IN-SITU EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; LOWER CRITICAL SOLUTION TEMPERATURE; SILICA NANOPARTICLES; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSES (TGA); THERMO-RESPONSIVE;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; AGGLOMERATION; COPOLYMERS; DYNAMIC LIGHT SCATTERING; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; FLAME RESISTANCE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; NONIONIC SURFACTANTS; THERMOANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DISPERSIONS;

EID: 84884564741     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ma6093727     Document Type: Article

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