Preparation of composite and hollow particles from self-assembled chitin nanofibers by Pickering emulsion polymerization

2019 ◽  
Vol 126 ◽  
pp. 187-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seiichiro Noguchi ◽  
Koki Sato ◽  
Kazuya Yamamoto ◽  
Jun-ichi Kadokawa
Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 672
Author(s):  
Ryuta Watanabe ◽  
Kakeru Izaki ◽  
Kazuya Yamamoto ◽  
Jun-ichi Kadokawa

In this study, we investigate the Pickering emulsion polymerization of styrene using scaled-down chitin nanofibers (SD-ChNFs) as stabilizers to produce nanochitin/polystyrene composite particles. Prior to emulsion polymerization, an SD-ChNF aqueous dispersion was prepared by disintegrating bundles of the parent ChNFs with an upper hierarchical scale in aqueous acetic acid through ultrasonication. After styrene was added to the resulting dispersions, the mixtures at the desired weight ratios (SD-ChNFs to styrene = 0.1:1–1.4:1) were ultrasonicated to produce Pickering emulsions. Radical polymerization was then conducted in the presence of potassium persulfate as an initiator in the resulting emulsions to fabricate the composite particles. The results show that their average diameters decreased to a minimum of 84 nm as the weight ratios of SD-ChNFs to styrene increased. The IR and 1H-NMR spectra of the composite particle supported the presence of both chitin and polystyrene in the material.


2013 ◽  
Vol 291 (7) ◽  
pp. 1631-1639 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pengfei Xie ◽  
Xueping Ge ◽  
Bin Fang ◽  
Zhi Li ◽  
Ying Liang ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (34) ◽  
pp. 5100-5111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Lotierzo ◽  
Stefan A. F. Bon

Unravelling the mechanism of Pickering emulsion polymerization using silica nanoparticles as the stabilizer.


2019 ◽  
Vol 555 ◽  
pp. 489-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen Zhang ◽  
Maria Cheng ◽  
Mia San Gabriel ◽  
Ângela Albuquerque Teixeira Neto ◽  
Juliana da Silva Bernardes ◽  
...  

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