title: Sparsely-distributed silica/PMMA composite particles prepared by static polymerization in aqueous silica dispersion.
abstract: Silica/poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) composite particles, in which silica particles are sparsely distributed in the surface of PMMA particles, were formed by static dispersion polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) in aqueous dispersions of submicron silica particles. The silica-modified PMMA particles were constructed via Pickering emulsion-like silica/PMMA aggregation based on weak interaction between PMMA and silica. The morphology of the composite particles is governed by the adsorption/partition equilibrium of PMMA with the silica surface.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, 2-39-1 Kurokami, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan.
authors.forename: Shintaro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawano
authors.forename: Asumi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sei
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kunitake
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D010316:Particle Size; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000737:chemistry*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D014867:Water; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate