• Macromolecular Research
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.244-255
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• 2007

Nucleation is the most sensitive stage in the preparation of highly cross-linked, monodisperse microspheres by dispersion polymerization, since the addition of a small amount of cross-linker results in particle deformation and coagulation. To overcome these problems, $5\;{\mu}m$ poly(methyl methacrylate) seed particles prepared by dispersion polymerization were used in the preparation of mono disperse, cross-linked PMMA particles containing up to 7 wt% divinylbenzene by seeded batch dispersion polymerization. Spherical particles with a narrow size distribution containing up to 8 wt% of EGDMA were prepared by seeded multi-batch dispersion polymerization processes. These particles were identified by scanning electron microscopy and DSC.

• 폴리머
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.332-337
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• 2006

무유화제중합으로 제조된 폴리 (메틸 메타크릴레이트)(PMMA) 시드 고분자 미립자에 가교단량체인 ethylene glycol dimethacrylate(EGDMA), 1,6-hexanedioldiacrylate(HDDA) 또는 그 혼합액을 흡수시키고, 이를 중합하여 단분산 가교고분자 미립자를 제조할 시 1) 흡수된 가교단량체와 시드 고분자 미립자의 중량비 (흡수율) 변화, 2) 가교단량체 혼합액에서의 EGDMA의 함량비 변화 및 3) 중합개시제의 사용량 변화 등에 따라 제조된 단분산 가교고분자 미립자 및 그의 무전해 니켈도금체의 기계적 물성인 탄성복원율, 압축탄성률, 파괴강도 및 파괴변형률의 변화를 micro compression test(MCT)를 사용하여 측정하였다. 이번 연구를 통해 흡수율의 증가는 파괴강도에만 큰 영향을 미쳤으나, EGDMA의 증가, 중합개시제의 증량 및 무전해 니켈도금 실시 등은 압축탄성률 및 파괴 강도에 동시에 큰 영향을 미침을 알 수 있었다.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.187-193
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• 2005

The TEMPO-mediated living free-radical bulk and dispersion polymerization of styrene in the presence of camphorsulfonic acid (CSA) are investigated. In the absence of TEMPO and CSA in the bulk polymerization, a conversion of $93\%$ is achieved within 6 hr of polymerization. When only TEMPO is involved in this polymerization, the pseudo-living free-radical polymerization is well achieved, however, the polymerization rate becomes quite slow. This retardation of the polymerization rate is solved by the addition of a low concentration of CSA. In the TEMPO-mediated dispersion polymerization in the presence of CSA, similar trends in the conversion, kinetics, and PDI are observed as those observed in the case of bulk polymerization. When only TEMPO is used in the dispersion polymerization, the resulting particle size becomes quite broad, due to the prolonged polymerization time. However, when a 1.0 molar ratio of CSA to TEMPO is added to the TEMPO-mediated dispersion polymerization, fairly mono-disperse PS microspheres having an average size of 5.83 $\mu$m and a CV of 3.4$\%$ are successfully obtained, due to the narrow molecular weight distribution of the intermediate oligomers and shortening of the polymerization time. This result indicates that the addition of CSA to the TEMPO-mediated bulk and the use of dispersion polymerization not only shortens the polymerization time, but also greatly improves the uniformity of the microspheres.