title: Preparation and characterization of core/shell SiO(x)/PAM nanospheres with 'graft from' method.
abstract: The core/shell SiO(2) encapsulated with polyacrylamide (SiO(x)/PAM) nanospheres were successfully prepared by the radical copolymerization of acrylamide (AM) and a macromonomer, methacryloxypropyl SiO(x) (MP-SiO(x)) nanoparticles, initiated with AIBN via a facile precipitation polymerization method in ethanol. The percentage of encapsulating (PE%) and the conversion of the AM (C%) of 327.5% and 93%, respectively, were achieved after a polymerizing time of 3 h. The formation mechanism of the core/shell SiO(x)/PAM nanospheres was explained. The nanospheres were characterized by elemental analysis (EA), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectrometer (XPS) and transmission electron microscope (TEM).
authors.affiliation: Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Gansu, PR China. pliu@lzu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zhixing
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Su
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry*; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D000099166:Polyacrylamides
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D000099166:Polyacrylamides