-DVB/TRIM)) microspheres with smooth surface were successfully prepared by precipitation polymerization in acetonitrile with 4-vinylpyridine (4-VP)
divinyl benzene (DVB) and trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate (TRIM) as comonomers
2
2-azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) as initiator.Effects of the polymerization conditions
such as comonomer ratio
solvents and initiator amount
on the morphology and yield of polymer microspheres were also investigated.The prepared polymers were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
Fourier transform infrared (FTIR)
thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) and particle size analysis.Results showed that polymerization parameters (including solvent type and amount
molar ratio of cross-linker to comonomer
ratio of the cross-linkers DVB to TRIM and initiator concentrations) had significant influence on the morphologies and yield of the resulting polymer microspheres.Particle size and uniformity of polymer increased with decreasing acetonitrile amount while increases in cross-linker and initiator loading caused larger particle sizes.The polymer yield increased gradually with the increases in the concentration of initiator and molar ratio of cross-linker
and decreased with the increase in the amount of the acetonitrile and molar ratio of cross-linker.When molar ratio of 4-VP:(DVB+TRIM) was 1:5 and DVB:TRIM was 4:1
with 2 wt%-6 wt% of AIBN as initiator (based on all monomer weight)
5.6 mL of acetonitrile as solvent
reaction temperature at 65℃
reaction time for 24 h
monodisperse poly-(4-VP-
co
-DVB/TRIM) microspheres with better spherical shape and high yields were obtained
and the average diameters and polydispersity index of the polymer microspheres were 4.02 μm and 1.024
respectively.Moreover
thermal gravimetric analysis showed that the weight loss for polymer microspheres in the temperature range of 320-500℃
and 84.9% of its initial mass was lost at 600℃
which gave the polymer microspheres great potential to be used as functional materials.
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