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Polymeric raspberry-like particles via template-assisted polymerisation

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Lan, yang 
Liu, ji 

Abstract

There is growing interest in the preparation of raspberry-like particles in the field of colloid science on account of their unique morphology and properties. In this study, we report polymeric raspberry-like particles with internal nanosized domains prepared using template-assisted polymerisation. In this method, polystyrene (PS) particles are employed as templates and ‘reactionvessels’ inside which methyl methacrylate (MMA) and divinylbenzene (DVB) are absorbed and subsequently polymerised. PMMA raspberry-like particles are subsequently obtained after removal of the PS templates. The monodisperse PMMA raspberry-like particles can self-assemble into optical materials with high dispersion stability in salty aqueous environments.

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Polymer Chemistry

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1759-9954

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10

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RSC

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European Research Council (240629)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/L027151/1)
Winton Programme for the Physics of Sustainability Walters-Kundert Trust, ERC for a Starting Investigator Grant (ASPiRe, 240629) EPSRC Programme Grant (NOtCH,EP/L027151/1).